Flash floods kill five and destroy villages in central Nepal
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What happened
Landslide blocks river and triggers downstream flooding, while summer temperatures persist in Portugal Flash floods have swept through Nepal’s central Gorkha district after a pre-dawn landslide on 11 October blocked the Budhi Gandaki River, triggering severe downstream flooding. At least five people have died, and almost 100 have been rescued. Two villages in the worst-affected Chumanubri rural municipality were rep…
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- Flash floods kill five and destroy villages in central NepalThe Guardian World