Seven persons have died so far in mudslides that hit Kalikot and Pyuthan districts on Saturday.

Five members of a family lost their lives in a mudslide in Bharta VDC of Kalikot district. Among them, two seriously injured succumbed to injuries while being rushed to the hospital.

Pabindra Shahi, 7, the lone survivor from the calamity, is undergoing treatment at the District Hospital, Pabindra's father Gorakh Bahadur Shahi had gone to perform shamanistic rituals in a neighboring village when the tragedy struck his family. He lost his wife and four sons in the disaster.