21.   Torrents of debris washed off the mountain by rains have buried entire villages in recent years.

22.   Torrential rains caused more a dozen major landslides that rocked the Himalayan region in the state through last week, burying villages and mowing down roads and communication links.

23.   At least seven mountain villages were buried by mud or rockslides, making rescue work difficult.

24.   Their jeep was pushed off a mountain road by the landslide, which also buried the village below.

25.   The landslide occurred when the side of a mountain collapsed into a river below, burying the villages of Bangusae and Napna, villagers said.