Buildings swept away as flash floods hit central Nepal

Buildings swept away as flash floods hit central Nepal.

Key points

• The army remarked on Sunday that it had rescued 49 residents from flood affected areas, but five are still missing, the district's top official confirmed.
• It is believed that the flood was caused by a landslide upstream of the Budhi Gandaki River in the Gorkha district.
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• A flash flood has washed away houses, bridges and damaged a hydropower project along a river in central Nepal.
• As well as a camp at a hydropower project along the river, four bridges and almost two dozen houses have been swept away.

For context, a flash flood has washed away houses, bridges and damaged a hydropower project along a river in central Nepal.

For context, the army remarked on Sunday that it had rescued 49 residents from flood affected areas, but five are still missing, the district's top official confirmed.

Nepal is still trying to recover from catastrophic floods and landslides that swept through its border towns with Tibet two months ago, wiping out thousands of houses, destroying critical energy infrastructure and leaving thousands dead and missing. You are now after Nepal.

Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. You are now after Floods.

For now, buildings swept away as flash floods hit central Nepal remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.