 The last big loss of life in the channel was in April when five people, including a young girl, drowned a very short distance off the coast just north of Boulogne. BBC correspondent Hugh Schofield. A landslide has swept two buses carrying more than 50 people into a swollen river in Nepal. And continuous rain and more landslides making rescue efforts very difficult. Only three survivors apparently swam to safety. Breaking news at townhall.com.