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Hind Al Soulia - Riyadh - KATHMANDU — Flash floods hit central Nepal on Sunday, sweeping away houses and leaving at least 10 people missing and more than 150 foreign tourists are stranded, officials said.
The pre-dawn flood, which hit the Manaslu trekking region, swept away nearly 40 houses, six bridges and hydropower infrastructure.
Five people, including two women and three men staying near Ungilung river, remained missing. Separately, four to five herders were also out of contact.
Early SMS warnings helped residents flee to higher ground, while the Army rescued 82 people. Authorities ordered evacuations and alerted downstream districts.
The disaster struck barely 45 days after catastrophic floods along Bhote Koshi-Trishuli river killed more than 1,450 people and left 5,250 missing.
The latest flood struck around 4 am along Budhi Gandaki, a tributary of Trishuli, in Chumnubri, approximately 100km west of Kathmandu.
Authorities suspected a landslide had temporarily blocked a tributary, allowing water and debris to build up before the obstruction gave way. However, officials had yet to establish the exact cause.
Videos circulating online showed a dark, debris-filled river surging through the hills in Gorkha district.
"What we know is that a dry landslide had blocked the river and then it burst to cause the flood", said national disaster agency chief Dharam Raj Uprety.
According to the disaster agency, at least 82 people, including nine foreigners, have been rescued from the affected areas.
"Five people are unaccounted for", Uprety said.
Four helicopters were deployed to support rescue and evacuation efforts as water levels in the Budhi Gandaki continued to rise.
The Kathmandu‑based International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) said the floods highlight the "range of hazards capable of generating destructive floods in Himalayan river systems".
"While response efforts must remain the immediate priority, understanding what triggered this flood, will be critical for reducing future risks and strengthening resilience," ICIMOD's director general Pema Gyamtsho said in a statement.
Heavy rainfall in late September also triggered floods and landslides, killing at least 21 people, according to the disaster agency.
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