Four people died in two separate incidents of drowning in Dhanusha and Nuwakot districts on Saturday.

Two children, both aged six, drowned while taking bath in a pond in ward 20 of Janakpurdham Sub-Metropolis in Dhanusha district.

Police identified the deceased as Shivanandan Mahato, the son of Jaya Narayan Mahato, and Aaditya Paswan, the son of Rakesh Paswan of Devpura Rupaitha.

The locals had rescued the victims and rushed them to Provincial Hospital in Janakpur where they were pronounced brought dead. 

Similarly in Nuwakot, Himal Tamang, aged 18, and Rojan Lama, aged 19, drowned in the Tadi stream.

The tragic incident happened while the victims were swimming.