Flood sweeps away several houses in Nepal’s Gorkha, warning issued for settlements along Budhi Gandaki River
A flash flood in Nepal's Gorkha district swept away several houses early Sunday morning along the Budhi Gandaki River. The Gorkha Chief District Officer, Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, received word of the major flood at 4:35 am. No deaths or injuries have been reported thus far. The flood is believed to have originated from a landslide above Siuribas in Chumnubri Rural Municipality-6.
The landslide blocked the Chumke Khola stream, causing the subsequent flood. Gorkha Chief District Officer Mishra reported that five to seven houses were swept away in the riverbed at Jagat, with a few more potentially gone downstream. Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) issued a flood alert via SMS, warning people not to approach the river until it passes and to seek refuge in high places, particularly in the areas from Trishuli Dobhan to Arughat.
The exact cause of the sudden rise in water, which carried mud, debris, and large boulders, is still under investigation.
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