Three Nepali persons died and over one and a half dozen others went missing in landslide in northwestern Nepal, local media group's website reported on Sunday.

In Khara area of Darchula district, some 450 km north western to capital Kathmandu, three road construction workers were killed in a sudden landslide when they were busy working.

Meanwhile, district administration said that rescue teams had been dispatched to the remote area where the tragic incident occurred.

Source: Xinhua