Child dies of cold in Jajarkot

A child died of chilling cold at Kushe rural municipality in Jajarkot district on Wednesday.

The three-year-old daughter of Sunil Badi of Kushe municipality-1 died of the extreme cold, said chairperson of the rural municipality, Hari Chandra Basnet. The child was suffering from pneumonia due to cold and died on the way to hospital.

The family of the deceased is living under tarpaulin after the Jajarkot earthquake occurred on November 3 damaged their house, added Basnet.