Flood leaves five missing and sweeps away homes in Nepal
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Defimedia
A flash flood caused by the collapse of a natural dam has left at least five people missing and swept away several houses in central Nepal. The army evacuated at least 49 people by helicopter, according to Dharam Raj Uprety, an official with the disaster management authority quoted by AFP.
A flash flood left five people missing and swept away several houses on Sunday in central Nepal, after a debris dam broke on the Budi Gandaki River, according to Dharam Raj Uprety, head of Nepal’s disaster management authority, quoted by AFP.
The dam had formed when a landslide blocked the river. Authorities issued an alert in the morning. The flood comes six weeks after flooding on the border with China left more than 1,400 dead and 5,000 missing, according to Defimedia.
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