Nepal, flash flood due to landslide again a month and a half after major flood... At least 5 people missing

About a month and a half after the massive flood in Nepal that caused the deaths and disappearances of over 7,000 people, another flash flood occurred in Nepal on the 11th (local time), and at least five people went missing.

According to authorities such as Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Agency, the water level of the Budi Gandaki River, which flows through the Gorkha region of Gandaki Province in central Nepal, rose sharply by 8.4m compared to usual at around 5:55 a.m. on this day.

As the rapids along the river flooded the surrounding area, five residents have gone missing and about 10 houses have been lost. Additionally, four bridges, two communication towers, 50 utility poles, and local hydroelectric power plant construction equipment were destroyed.

After receiving reports of flooding, local authorities sent approximately 200,000 text messages (SMS) to residents in surrounding areas, informing them to evacuate immediately. As a result, hundreds of residents fled to safe places.

Army authorities also deployed four helicopters to rescue about 40 residents stranded in various places.

Authorities explained that the flood on this day appears to have occurred when a 'natural dam' created by a landslide in Chumnubri village in the Gorkha region temporarily blocked the Budi Gandaki River and later collapsed.

Videos spread on social media showed villages and bridges being swept away by swollen torrents mixed with silt and sand.

Previously, on August 26, major flooding occurred in the Himalayan mountainous region on the border between Nepal and China, killing at least 1,497 people and leaving 5,804 missing in both countries.