Two persons die of altitude sickness in Yarsagumba pocket areas of Mugu
23 Jan 2025
KATHMANDU: Two people have died this week in Yarsagumba collection areas of Mugum Karmarong Rural Municipality of Mugu district.
A student of Grade IX at Buddha Secondary School at Mangri village, Asal Tamang, 16, of ward 7 died of breathing difficulty arising from altitude sickness on Friday afternoon.
Tamang had gone to Take Patan area to collect the medicinal herb, Yarsagumba. He died at Chhotechaur while being carried to the village for treatment.
Ward 7 Chairman Shashank Lama said two people have died in less than a week in the Yarsa collection areas.
Police constable Raj Bahadur Singh, w...
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