Central Nepal Floods Flatten Homes, Bridges and Hydropower Site

Sun Oct 11 2026 17:00:26 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)

Flash floods triggered a landslide that swept 49 people to safety but left five missing, demolishing homes, bridges and a hydropower camp in Gorkha district.

Heavy rains triggered a landslide on the Budhi Gandaki River in the Gorkha district of central Nepal, unleashing a flash flood that wrecked infrastructure and homes. Roughly two dozen houses and four bridges vanished beneath the surge, while a nearby hydropower project’s camp suffered damage. The Nepal Army rescued 49 flood‑impacted residents, but five remain missing. The event follows recent devastating floods that hit border towns with Tibet, highlighting the country’s vulnerability to extreme weather events.

Central Nepal Floods Flatten Homes, Bridges and Hydropower Site

A sudden flash flood has swept away a network of homes and bridges, and damaged a hydropower project, after a landslide upstream of the Budhi Gandaki River in the Gorkha district.

The Nepal Army reported rescuing 49 people from the disaster‑hit areas on Sunday. The district’s senior official confirmed that five people remain missing.

Nine bridges and almost two dozen houses were carried downstream, while the camp of a hydropower development along the river suffered significant damage.

This flooding follows earlier catastrophic rainfall that struck border towns with Tibet two months ago, destroying thousands of houses, crippling energy infrastructure and leaving many dead or unaccounted for.

Central Nepal Floods Flatten Homes, Bridges and Hydropower Site

Flash floods triggered a landslide that swept 49 people to safety but left five missing, demolishing homes, bridges and a hydropower camp in Gorkha district.

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