Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide, 5 missing
Authorities said at least five people are missing as rescue crews use helicopters and ground troops to evacuate riverside communities and assess damage.
- 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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There are no records of dead or wounded so far, but five people are missing. The water level has reached eight meters, destroying houses, bridges and infrastructure.
(Hanoi=Yonhap News) Correspondent Park Jin-hyung = On the 11th (local time), about a month and a half after the massive floods in Nepal that caused over 7,000 deaths and disappearances, another disaster occurred in Nepal...
Five people have gone missing following a new flood in Nepal. A landslide near the village of Chumnubri caused debris to fall into the Budhi Gandaki River, leading to a flood. According to Nepalese authorities, two women and three men are missing. 49 people were rescued, including a foreign national. There are no reports of fatalities so far. The flood also caused extensive damage: twelve houses and two suspension bridges were swept away. A hy…
Flash flood in Nepal leaves 10 missing, damages 2 hydropower projects
A flash flood in Nepal's Budhi Gandaki River in Gorkha district has swept away houses, damaged two hydropower projects, and left at least 10 people missing. Authorities have rescued nearly 50 people and mobilised security agencies for search and rescue operations, urging riverside villagers to move to safer locations.
Villages evacuated as flash flood from Budhi Gandaki river hits northern Nepal - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Residents along the Budhi Gandaki river in north central Nepal evacuated on Sunday as flash flooding destroyed homes and other structures...
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