Video. Nepal Orders Evacuations After Landslide Triggers Budhi Gandaki Flash Flood
Authorities rescued 49 people and warned riverside communities as the flood swept away about a dozen houses and two suspension bridges.
- On Sunday, Nepali authorities ordered evacuations along the Budhi Gandaki River after a landslide in Chumnubri, Gorkha district, blocked the waterway and triggered downstream flooding in the country's north-central region.
- Situated 100 kilometers west of Kathmandu, the landslide-blocked Budhi Gandaki surged with muddy sludge, destroying a highway bridge connecting Gorkha with the neighboring Dhading district, officials reported.
- The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority reported two women and three men missing, while Nepal Army and police personnel deployed rescue teams and monitored the situation from a helicopter.
- "We have asked villagers to evacuate and remain safe," said Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, Gorkha's most senior bureaucrat, as authorities alerted residents in Tanahun, Chitwan, East Nawalparasi, and West Nawalparasi.
- Nepal continues to recover from August floods along the China border that killed more than 1,400 people, while managing reconstruction costs estimated at $4.77 billion from that earlier disaster.
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Impressive new images in Nepal, where mud flows out of the mountains. This flood occurs only six weeks after devastating floods that had left more than 1,400 dead and 5,000 missing.
A river in northern Nepal has overflowed its banks, sweeping away houses and bridges. People have been forced to evacuate their homes and several people are missing.
Nepal: Flash Floods Sweep Away Up To 40 Homes In Gorkha District, Several People Missing
Powerful flash floods swept through Nepal's Gorkha district along the Budhi Gandaki River, reportedly washing away up to 40 homes and several bridges. At least five people were reported missing, with some local media outlets putting the number higher. Authorities said a landslide may have blocked a tributary before water surged downstream, while rescue teams faced difficulties reaching affected communities.
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Nepal Urges Villagers to Evacuate After Flood Triggered by Landslide, 5 Missing
The areas affected by flooding of Budhi Gandaki River following a dry landslide in Chumnubri village, Gorkha district, Nepal, in a photo obtained on Oct. 11, 2026. (National Trust for Nature Conservation-Manaslu Conservation Area Project (NTNC-MCAP)/Handout via Reuters)
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