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KATMANDU: \u200cNepali authorities urged villagers on Sunday to move to safer places after a massive flood in a river in the central part of the country swept away several houses and infrastructure, but there were no reports of any casualties.<\/p>\n
A dry landslide in Chumnubri village in Gorkha district, about 100 km (62 miles) west of \u200cKatmandu, blocked \u200cthe Budhi Gandaki River, leading \u200cto downstream flooding, authorities said. The Budhi Gandaki is a tributary of the Trishuli River, downstream from another tributary where a glacier collapse caused a catastrophic flood in August that killed 1,457 people, with thousands still missing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have asked villagers living along the \u200criver banks downstream \u200cto evacuate and remain safe,\u201d said Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, \u200cthe Gorkha district\u2019s most senior \u200cbureaucrat. Mishra said several houses and two suspension bridges had been swept away, and a hydroelectric project was damaged by the flood.<\/p>\n
National disaster authorities \u200calerted people living along the river in the Gorkha, Tanahun, Chitwan, East Nawalparasi and West Nawalparasi districts about the flood.<\/p>\n
\u201cPlease help ensure that people in at-risk areas are moved to safe locations in time and assist search and rescue operations as needed,\u201d the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said in a social media post.<\/p>\n
Officials said army and police rescue personnel had reached the area and were also monitoring the situation from a helicopter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n