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        "msgid": "flash-floods-sweep-through-central-nepal-washing-away-40-homes-1791715896",
        "date": "2026-10-11 17:25:54",
        "title": "Flash floods sweep through central Nepal, washing away 40 homes",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Infrastructure",
        "summary": "Flash floods along the Budhi Gandaki River in Nepal\u2019s Gorkha District swept away an estimated 35 to 40 homes, bridges and hydropower infrastructure, while inundating settlements. Rescue and relief operations are under way; the full extent and cause of the damage remain under investigation, and no casualties had been reported at the time of the initial assessment.",
        "content": "<p>Istanbul (ANTARA) \u2013 Around 35 to 40 homes were swept away by flash\nfloods in Nepal\u2019s central Gorkha District on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The flash floods on the Budhi Gandaki River in the early hours of\nSunday caused extensive damage in the rural areas of Chumnubri and\nDharche.<\/p>\n<p>Several homes, bridges and hydropower project infrastructure were\nswept away, while settlements were inundated and several other homes\nfaced serious risk, local newspaper The Kathmandu Post reported.<\/p>\n<p>Nepal\u2019s Home Minister, Sudan Gurung, said the flooding also swept\naway a bridge connecting Nyakchet and Philim Bazaar in Chumnubri-3.<\/p>\n<p>Helicopters were deployed for rescue operations, aid deliveries and\nevacuations as river levels continued to rise.<\/p>\n<p>The Nepal Police, Armed Police Force Nepal and local authorities were\nalso mobilised to carry out rescue and relief operations.<\/p>\n<p>The overall scale of the damage and the cause of the incident are\nstill under investigation.<\/p>\n<p>Gorkha District Chief Dharmendra Kumar Mishra said initial reports\nindicated a landslide in the upper reaches of Siuribas. He added that no\ncasualties had been reported so far.<\/p>\n<p>Authorities used loudspeakers to warn people living along the river\nand urged them to move immediately to safer locations.<\/p>",
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