Floodwaters surged down the Budhi Gandaki River in central Nepal on Sunday, 11 October, sweeping away homes and bridges as communities prepared to celebrate Dashain. Five people were reported missing, while around 50 had been rescued, according to reports citing authorities and the Nepal Army.
No deaths had been confirmed in reports available on Sunday. The disaster struck about six weeks after catastrophic flooding near the Nepal–China border killed more than 1,400 people and left thousands missing.
