A LANDSLIDE TRIGGERED BY MONSOON RAINS SWEPT THROUGH A VILLAGE IN NORTHWEST NEPAL ON SATURDAY, KILLING AT LEAST 17 PEOPLE AS THEY SLEPT IN THEIR BEDS, OFFICIALS SAID. ANOTHER 13 PEOPLE ARE MISSING AFTER A WALL OF MUD AND ROCK BURIED SEVEN HOUSES, SAID LOCAL ADMINISTRATOR BADRI GHIMIRE. ABOUT 200 SOLDIERS HAVE REACHED THE AREA AND ARE WORKING WITH RESIDENTS TO DIG THROUGH THE DEBRIS IN ULLERI VILLAGE, ABOUT 200 KILOMETERS (125 MILES) NORTH WEST OF THE CAPITAL KATMANDU, HE SAID. RESCUERS HAVE RECOVERED 17 BODIES, BUT FEAR THE REMAINING 13 ARE ALSO DEAD, THE OFFICIAL WAS QUOTED AS SAYING BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
