00:01A landslide-triggered flood swept away houses and a highway bridge in central Nepal on Sunday,
00:08prompting authorities to urge villagers to evacuate to safer areas as five people remained uncontactable.
00:16The flooding occurred after a landslide in Chomnubri village in Gorkha district,
00:21about 100 kilometers west of Kathmandu, blocked the Burigandaki River,
00:27causing water levels to rise rapidly.
00:30The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said two women and three men were uncontactable.
00:37Meanwhile, the army said 49 people, including a foreigner, had been rescued.
00:44National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority chief Dharamraj Upreti said the surging river,
00:50carrying muddy sludge, washed away a highway bridge linking Gorkha with neighboring Dading district.
00:57He added that 18 workers at a nearby hydroelectric project also escaped to safety after floodwaters damaged their camp.
01:06Prime Minister Balendra Shah said in a social media post that the army had rescued six people from Jagat who
01:12were at risk from a landslide.
01:14Army and police rescue teams had reached the affected area, while officials were monitoring the situation by helicopter.
01:22The Budhi Gandaki is a tributary of the Trishuli River system.
01:27Further downstream, another tributary was the site of a catastrophic flood in August,
01:33triggered by a glacier collapse that killed 1,457 people, with thousands still missing.
01:40rukshot Sverwerak Juptor
