Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after flood triggered by landslide, 5 missing
Rescue teams evacuated villagers and used helicopters as the flood swept away homes, bridges and a hydropower project, while at least 5 people remained missing.
- 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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Flash Floods Hit Northern Nepal, Five Missing
Last Updated on October 13, 2026 by Jeff Tomas NEPAL – A sudden and destructive flash flood has struck northern Nepal, leaving at least five people missing. The disaster struck the mountainous Gorkha district on Sunday, forcing immediate evacuations as a wall of water rushed downstream. Entire villages are now on high alert as rescue […] <p>The post Flash Floods Hit Northern Nepal, Five Missing first appeared on Chiang Rai Times.</p>
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A wave took several houses on Sunday along the Budi Gandaki River, in the center of the country. Rescue is looking for five missing people.
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