World · South & Central Asia · 7 hrs ago
Flash floods in Nepal sweep away homes and bridges
Flash floods hit central Nepal after a landslide in Gorkha district blocked the Budhi Gandaki River.
The river rose downstream, sweeping away about a dozen homes and two suspension bridges and damaging a hydropower project camp.
A highway bridge linking Gorkha with neighboring Dhading district was also washed away.
Five people—two women and three men—were unaccounted for, and no deaths had been reported.
The military said 49 people, including one foreign national, had been rescued.
The river flows into the Trishuli system, downstream from an area hit by a devastating glacier-related flood in August that killed 1,457 people, with thousands still missing.
Disaster authorities warned people along rivers in five districts to move to safer places and called for search and rescue support if needed.
A landslide in Nepal’s Gorkha district blocked the Budhi Gandaki River and caused flooding downstream.
Floodwaters swept away around a dozen homes and two suspension bridges, and damaged a hydropower project camp.
Five people were reported unreachable, while the military said 49 people, including an unidentified foreign national, had been rescued.
No deaths had been reported at the time of the article.
Authorities urged residents along rivers in five districts to move to safer locations.
- Who
- Residents in affected areas of Nepal; five people were reported unreachable and 49 were rescued.
- What
- Flooding swept away homes and bridges and damaged a hydropower project camp.
- When
- Sunday; the article was published on October 11, 2026.
- Where
- Gorkha district and downstream areas in central Nepal.
- Why
- A landslide blocked the Budhi Gandaki River, causing flooding downstream.
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The river, swollen and carrying thick mud, continues to rise and has swept away the highway bridge connecting Gorkha with neighboring Dhading district.
Please help ensure residents in at-risk areas are moved to safe locations in time and assist search and rescue operations if necessary.
A landslide in Chumnubri village, Gorkha district, blocked the Budhi Gandaki River.
Flooding downstream swept away homes and bridges and damaged a hydropower project camp.
The military said 49 people had been rescued, while five people were reported unreachable.
Authorities warned residents along rivers in Gorkha, Tanahun, Chitwan, Nawalparasi East and Nawalparasi West to move to safer locations.
- Homes swept away
- Around a dozen
- Suspension bridges swept away
- 2
- People rescued
- 49, including an unidentified foreign national
- People unreachable
- 2 women and 3 men
- Affected districts named in warning
- Gorkha, Tanahun, Chitwan, Nawalparasi East and Nawalparasi West
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