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Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide, 5 missing
Authorities said about 35 to 40 homes were washed away and 49 people were rescued as search teams warned riverside residents to move to safety.
- 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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At least 5 people are reported missing after a sudden flood that took several houses to the centre of Nepal on Sunday, 11 October.
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Villages evacuated as flash flood hits north Nepal
Residents along the Budhi Gandaki river in north central Nepal evacuated on Sunday as flash flooding destroyed homes and other structures in the area. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority evacuated villagers and warned others to move to safer areas while remaining on alert until late Sunday. The agency said at least five people are reported missing so far. The flash flood also damaged or destroyed four bridges, swept awa…
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