Langtang, Bagmati is a village development committee (VDC) in Rasuwa District in theBagmati Zone of northern Nepal. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 468 people living in 100 individual households. The village was almost entirely destroyed by a massive avalanche resulting from anearthquake on 25 April 2015. Reports from the area indicate that the village has only one structure remaining, with significant parts of the village buried beneath a landslide. As of 1 May 2015 most of the village's inhabitants are "presumed to have perished".
On way to Langtang, Bagmati |
Langtang village before destruction by avalanche caused by an earthquake in 2015 |
Langtang village after destruction by avalanche caused by an earthquake in 2015 |
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