Buildings swept away as flash floods hit central Nepal
Key Takeaways
- Flash floods on the Budhi Gandaki River destroyed houses and bridges.
- An upstream landslide in the Gorkha district likely triggered the flood.
- The army rescued 49 people, but five remain missing.
- The disaster comes two months after catastrophic floods hit Nepal.
A flash flood along the Budhi Gandaki River in central Nepal has swept away homes, bridges, and damaged a local hydropower project. Triggered by an upstream landslide in the Gorkha district, the disaster has left five people missing.
The army rescued 49 people from the affected areas, but search and rescue operations are ongoing. This incident occurs just two months after severe floods and landslides impacted the country, further straining infrastructure and communities still recovering from the previous disaster.
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