Five missing after flash floods sweep through central Nepal
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Flash floods along the Budhi Gandaki River in Nepal’s Gorkha district swept away homes and bridges on Sunday, forcing residents and tourists to flee to higher ground and leaving five people missing.
Nepal’s disaster agency said a dry landslide appeared to have blocked the river before the obstruction burst, sending debris-filled water through settlements in Chumnubri and Dharche. Earlier local reports said the cause of the sudden surge remained unclear.
Damage assessments varied as rescue work continued. The Japan Times reported, citing the disaster agency, that about 45 houses, three hydropower projects and four bridges were damaged or destroyed. France24 later reported that more than 200 houses and five bridges had been swept away. The Kathmandu Post reported flooding at a hydropower site in Salleri and damage in communities including Jagat, Paiyuka and Salleri.
At least 82 people, including nine foreign nationals, had been rescued, according to the disaster agency. Four helicopters were deployed for rescues and evacuations as Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force and local authorities warned riverside residents to move to safer areas. The United Nations also began an aid operation.
Residents described repeated surges and loud roaring from the river beginning before dawn. No deaths had been reported.
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WHAT IT FLAGGED editor revise: One sentence overstated what local reporting said about the cause of the flood. - "Earlier local reports said the cause of the sudden surge remained under investigation.": The Kathmandu Post says the cause remained unclear and residents suspected a blockage; it does not say the surge was under investigation.
THE DRAFT AND THE CHANGES
Five missing after flash floods sweep through central Nepal
Flash floods along the Budhi Gandaki River in Nepal’s Gorkha district swept away homes and bridges on Sunday, forcing residents and tourists to flee to higher ground and leaving five people missing.
Nepal’s disaster agency said a dry landslide appeared to have blocked the river before the obstruction burst, sending debris-filled water through settlements in Chumnubri and Dharche. Earlier local reports said the cause of the sudden surge remained under investigation.unclear.
Damage assessments varied as rescue work continued. The Japan Times reported, citing the disaster agency, that about 45 houses, three hydropower projects and four bridges were damaged or destroyed. France24 later reported that more than 200 houses and five bridges had been swept away. The Kathmandu Post reported flooding at a hydropower site in Salleri and damage in communities including Jagat, Paiyuka and Salleri.
At least 82 people, including nine foreign nationals, had been rescued, according to the disaster agency. Four helicopters were deployed for rescues and evacuations as Nepal Police, the Armed Police Force and local authorities warned riverside residents to move to safer areas. The United Nations also began an aid operation.
Residents described repeated surges and loud roaring from the river beginning before dawn. No deaths had been reported.
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