Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide, 5 missing
- On Sunday, October 11, 2026, a flash flood swept down the Budhi Gandaki River in Nepal's Gorkha district, destroying homes and bridges as authorities issued urgent evacuation warnings to downstream communities.
- A landslide in Chumnubri Rural Municipality blocked a tributary early Sunday morning, creating a dam that breached and released a violent surge of water downstream, devastating settlements along the river.
- Preliminary reports indicate nearly 35 houses and six bridges were swept away, while floodwaters damaged the 341-megawatt Budhi Gandaki hydropower project in Salleri. Officials confirmed 49 people were rescued, though at least 10 remain missing.
- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority deployed helicopters and ground forces to evacuate residents, while warning communities in Gorkha, Dhading, Tanahun, and Chitwan to move to higher ground immediately.
- This disaster follows catastrophic floods in August 2026 that killed more than 1,400 people and caused $4.7 billion in damages, underscoring Nepal's extreme vulnerability to sudden hydrological shifts in its mountainous river valleys.
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Rescue helicopters and ground troops have been deployed to villages along the Budhi Gandaki River in Nepal following flash flooding. A government administrator in the area said more than 200 people have been rescued on Monday, with at least five…
Relief continued its efforts on Monday to attempt to locate at least five missing persons in the aftermath of the flood that swept the Budi Gandaki River Valley in central Nepal.
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A new flood has caused serious damage in Nepal. Dozens of houses have been torn away by the water masses, several people are missing.
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