# Flash floods kill five and destroy villages in central Nepal

https://mins.news/en/item/102791

- The Guardian, 2026-10-16 08:51 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/16/flash-floods-deaths-nepal-high-temperatures-portugal

> Flash floods struck Nepal’s central Gorkha district after a landslide blocked the Budhi Gandaki River before dawn on 11 October. At least five people died and nearly 100 were rescued. Two villages in Chumanubri were reportedly destroyed, while homes, roads, bridges and part of a hydropower station were damaged.

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