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Flash Flood Buries Nepal Hamlet, Destroying Homes and Farmland
A very large flash flood struck a small village in Nepal.
Mud and debris covered many houses and roads.
Only seven houses are still standing, and some are partly buried.
The flood also destroyed farms, orchards, animals, and vehicles.
Many people moved to safer, higher ground.
Dwarka Nath Pyakuryal escaped with several family members, but his eldest daughter-in-law died.
Another resident, Sita, lost a daughter-in-law and granddaughter.
The survivors have almost nothing left and are trying to plan their next steps.
A flash flood submerged the hamlet of 1 Number Pul in Nepal’s Nuwakot district with mud and debris.
Only seven of the hamlet’s approximately 19 houses remain standing, with three buried up to their second floors.
Rice and maize fields, banana and apple orchards, poultry, a tractor, and local facilities were destroyed.
Dwarka Nath Pyakuryal said seven family members survived, but his eldest daughter-in-law was killed.
Most residents have moved to higher ground, while security personnel warned of a possible second flood after reports of another lake break.
- Who
- Residents of 1 Number Pul, including Dwarka Nath Pyakuryal and his family, were affected; several relatives died.
- What
- A flash flood buried homes and destroyed farmland, orchards, roads, infrastructure, and other property.
- Where
- 1 Number Pul in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, along the Bhotekoshi River near the Trishuli hydroelectric project.
- When
- The flood struck on Wednesday morning; residents returned to inspect the damage on Saturday.
- Why
- The area was inundated by rapidly moving floodwater and mud; the articles also report warnings about a possible second flood after another lake break.
Key facts
- Hamlet
- 1 Number Pul
- District
- Nuwakot, Nepal
- River
- Bhotekoshi River
- Remaining houses
- Seven houses are left standing; three are buried up to their second floors.
- Previous population
- About 150 people lived in approximately 19 houses.
- Destroyed livelihoods
- Rice and maize fields, banana and apple orchards, poultry, and a tractor were lost.
- Hydroelectric project
- The Trishuli hydroelectric project was commissioned about six decades ago and was jointly developed by India and Nepal.
Quotes
Dwarka Nath Pyakuryal
A 60-year-old resident of 1 Number Pul who survived the flood.
“I got up and looked outside the window. I had never seen such a sight — a wall of what appeared to be black water was rushing down.”
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“We have nothing left now, just the clothes we were wearing and these clothes we took today.”
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