The major highways connecting the capital, Kathmandu, with other areas were closed by the authorities as some parts were blocked by landslides and others were shut as a precautionary measure. (AP Representational Photo)

Landslides triggered by severe rainfall hit at least two villages in Nepal’s eastern mountains on Sunday, killing at least 11 people and leaving one other missing, officials said. Six people in the same family were killed when a landslide crushed their home while they slept early Sunday, and five people in a neighboring village were killed in a separate landslide, according to Illam District’s assistant administrative officer Bholanath Guragai.

There were also reports of landslides in other villages in the mountainous district and rescue efforts were underway to help peop

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