A fresh devastating flood, triggered by the burst of a natural dam, has struck the village of Chumnubri in central Nepal, about 60 kilometers from the capital Kathmandu, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to local authorities, two suspension bridges and about ten houses were swept away, and a local hydroelectric plant was damaged. No deaths or injuries have been reported, and five people are missing.
The incident was caused by a landslide — a so-called "dry landslide" — that blocked the channel of the Budhi Gandaki River in a narrow gorge. The water that built up behind it burst through the natural dam under enormous pressure, sending a powerful surge downstream. In just two hours, the river level at one section jumped from 2 to 8.5 meters.
The army and police are evacuating people from danger zones by helicopter, and about 50 local residents have already been airlifted out. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority has declared a red alert for areas downstream.
The situation is complicated by the fact that the region has still not recovered from the catastrophic flood in late August 2026, caused by the collapse of the Langtang Lirung glacier, when more than 1,400 people died and thousands went missing.
Earlier, Kursiv reported that heavy rains had caused floods and landslides in India and Nepal.