All five members of a family have been confirmed dead when their house was buried in a landslide triggered by last night’s rainfall in Malika rural municipality of Gulmi.

Bhesh Bahadur BK,56, his wife 47-year-old Suntali and daughter-in-law Sita BK,30, and two granddaughters Sita and Sapana of Kandelpata in Malika rural municipality-6 died in the fatal incident, said Superintendent of Police Rajan Bhujel of District Police Office Gulmi.

The bodies of have been recovered from the debris of the house.