Devastating Flash Floods in Nepal: Evacuations and Search Operations Underway as Homes and Bridges Are Swept Away

10/12/2026

A possible landslide-dam breach may have triggered fresh flash floods in Nepal’s Gorkha district, leaving five people missing, destroying 45 houses, and damaging bridges and hydropower projects....

10/12/2026

Rescuers from Nepal's military on Monday reached an area hit by a flash flood the previous day. Five people have been reported missing and no fatalities have been reported so far.

10/11/2026

At least 10 people are missing after a flash flood in Nepal's Budhi Gandaki River swept away dozens of houses, bridges, and hydropower infrastructure in Gorkha district.

10/11/2026

Several houses were destroyed or inundated, while more homes remained at risk.

10/11/2026

Residents in north central Nepal have evacuated after flash flooding on the Budhi Gandaki river

10/11/2026

Fresh flooding along Nepal's Budhi Gandaki River swept away two suspension footbridges and a steel bridge in Gorkha district.

10/11/2026

The cause of the sudden surge remains unclear

10/11/2026

Flood has swept away houses and bridges in Gorkha’s Chumnubri and Dharche rural municipalities and damaged a hydropower project’s construction site. Authorities are still assessing the full extent...

10/11/2026

The disaster is believed to have been caused by the bursting of a temporary dam formed by a recent landslide At least five people have been reported missing after powerful flash floods swept away...

10/11/2026

Government alerts reportedly prompted evacuations in Arughat, a riverside community along the main highway connecting Kathmandu with other parts of the country.