Flash floods have swept through central Nepal, washing away homes and leaving at least five people missing, according to officials, just weeks after severe flooding killed hundreds of people.
Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said a landslide in Chumnubri village in Gorkha district, about 100 km (62 miles) west of the capital Kathmandu, blocked the Budhi Gandaki River on Saturday, causing flooding downstream.
Two women and three men remain unaccounted for. The agency said there were no reports of casualties.
At least 82 people, including nine foreign nationals, have been rescued from the affected areas.
Authorities said the floodwaters swept away about ten houses and two suspension bridges, damaged a camp belonging to a hydropower project and carried off construction equipment.
Dharam Raj Uprety, executive director of the NDRRMA, said the muddy torrent destroyed a road bridge linking Gorkha district with neighbouring Dhading district.
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The Budhi Gandaki is a tributary of the Trishuli River. Downstream, another tributary was the site of a glacial landslide that triggered catastrophic flooding in August, killing 1,457 people, with thousands still missing.
Dharmendra Kumar Mishra, the most senior official in Gorkha district, said: "We have asked people living along both banks of the river downstream to evacuate and move to safety."
The national disaster agency has warned residents living along the river in Gorkha, Tanahun, Chitwan, East Nawalparasi and West Nawalparasi districts about the risk of flooding.
"We request support to ensure people in dangerous areas are moved to safety in time and to assist search and rescue operations as needed," the NDRRMA wrote on social media.
Officials said army and police rescue teams had reached the area and were monitoring the situation from helicopters.
"The flood looked just like the last one... It was terrifying, and it is still like a nightmare for us," said Laxmi Gurung, a local official in Chumnubri municipality.
"Our house is gone, there is no electricity... but there were no human casualties."
According to the disaster agency, heavy rain in late September also caused flooding and landslides that killed at least 21 people.
