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Nepalese authorities on Sunday, October 11, urged residents to move to safe areas after flooding along a river in the country’s center. The flood swept away several homes and damaged infrastructure, but no deaths or injuries have been reported.
According to authorities, a dry landslide in the village of Chumnubri in Gorkha district, about 100 kilometers west of Kathmandu, blocked the Budhi Gandaki River and triggered flooding downstream.
The Budhi Gandaki is a tributary of the Trishuli River. A glacial collapse in August caused catastrophic flooding on another tributary of the Trishuli, killing 1,457 people and leaving thousands missing.
Officials said the flood swept away about 12 homes and two suspension bridges. A camp at a hydroelectric project was also damaged.
Dharam Raj Uprety, head of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, said muddy waters rose in the river and destroyed a road bridge connecting Gorkha and neighboring Dhading district.
Residents along the river urged to evacuate
Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, a senior official in Gorkha district, said residents living along the river downstream had been asked to leave the area and stay in a safe location.
National disaster agencies warned people living along rivers in Gorkha, Tanahun, Chitwan, East Nawalparasi and West Nawalparasi districts.
In a social media post, the agency called for people in high-risk areas to be moved to safe locations in time and for search-and-rescue efforts to be supported if necessary.
Rescue operations underway
Prime Minister Balendra Shah said in a social media post that the army had rescued six people from the village of Jagat, where landslides posed a threat.
According to Uprety, another 18 people working at the damaged hydroelectric project camp were able to reach safety.
Officials said army and police rescuers had reached the scene and that the situation was also being monitored by helicopter.
