Woman and two sons die in Nepal town in suspected menstrual exile

A woman and her two sons have died in a remote town in Nepal because of a tradition where women are exiled from their homes and forced to live in huts during menstruation, officials say.

The 35-year-old woman and her sons were found dead by family and villagers in a small hut next to their family home on Wednesday morning, said Bajura District chief administrator Chetraj Baral.