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More than 60 people missing after two buses swept into river in Nepal

Rescuers search for survivors after two buses were swept by a landslide off a highway and into a river near Simaltar, Nepal, on July 12 [Handout/Nepal Armed Police Force via AP]

Two buses carrying more than 60 people were swept by a landslide into a rain-swollen river in Nepal, with three survivors rescued after swimming to safety.

The vehicles, carrying at least 65 people between them, were swept off the Narayanghat-Mugling highway near Simaltar, about 120km (75 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu, early on Friday.

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