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Food, clothes, and utensils of both the houses were destroyed by fire.

Maize production is expected to decline this year due to insects.

Six houses have been destroyed by fire in Kapilvastu today.

Firefighters and troops engaged with wildfire

A strong 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit off the Chilean coastline on Saturday morning, the US Geological Survey said.

A minor earthquake has been felt at Lamjung, a hilly district in Gandaki province.

An estimated 580 homes, a hotel and a shopping center have burned and tens of thousands of people were evacuated in wind-fueled wildfires.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6 on the Richter scale was registered with an epicenter off the coast of Alaska, the US Geological Survey (USGS).