Nepal has 'no hope' of finding survivors after massive landslide

Nepalese officials said Sunday they were not optimistic that more survivors would be found after a deadly landslide Saturday in the country's Sindhupalchok district.

"It has been over 24 hours that people would have been buried in mud," Yadav Prasad Koirala, disaster management head, told AFP. "We have no hope of finding anyone alive."

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Jon Terbush

Jon Terbush is an associate editor at TheWeek.com covering politics, sports, and other things he finds interesting. He has previously written for Talking Points Memo, Raw Story, and Business Insider.