Kathmandu, Sha'ban 25, 1436, Jun 12, 2015, SPA -- The confirmed death toll from landslides in Nepal's north-eastern district of Taplejung rose to 21, police said on Friday. Landslides hit at least six villages in the west of the district after heavy monsoon rain fell Wednesday night on ground destabilized by earthquakes in April and May, dpa reported. Taplejung District Office said 37 more people were feared buried. Some villagers were moved to safer locations. Security forces said they were resuming the search after operations were hampered by bad weather Thursday. At least a dozen houses and two schools were hit by the landslides, and six suspension bridges were washed out by swollen rivers. More than 8,700 people died in Nepal after a 7.8-magnitude earthquake on April 25 and several aftershocks, including one of magnitude 7.3 on May 12. --SPA 12:53 LOCAL TIME 09:53 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w