At least five persons were killed in separate incidents of landslides in Tanahun district, Saturday. Reports quoted police as saying that three persons died after landslide in Chokchissapani VDC-9 swept away the house belonging to Nanda Prasad Joshi. The deceased have been identified as Joshi's wife Sabitri, his 13-year-old son Shanker and neighbor Suman Luintel. Likewise, landslides in Barbhanjyang VDC-8 claimed the lives of two persons -Deu Kumari BK, 63 and her daughter Chija, 27. Their bodies were found buried deep in mud. Three persons were also injured in the incident. Similarly, Arjun Sarki, 22, of Basantapur-1 has also gone missing after being swept away in a flood in the local Falyang river. Locals fear that he may have already died. Nearly two-dozen houses in various parts of Tanahun have been damaged by landslides and floods triggered by incessant rain