Flash floods along Nepal's Budhi Gandaki River swept away homes and bridges, forcing residents to flee to higher ground.
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Flash floods swept through Nepal, the second natural disaster in the Asian nation in two months.
Flooding in Nepal's Gorkha district swept away homes and bridges after a suspected landslide-related river blockage. Five people were missing and around 50 rescued.
The latest flooding comes with Nepal still recovering from devastating floods in August.
Authorities urge villagers to move to safer places after a river in the central part of the country bursts its banks.
Nepal is still trying to recover from catastrophic floods that hit less than two months ago, leaving thousands dead and missing.
A flash flood at the Budhi Gandaki River has swept away several buildings and bridges, two months after catastrophic floods hit the country.
Residents in north central Nepal have evacuated after flash flooding on the Budhi Gandaki river. Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority issued a warning Sunday and evacuated villagers.
About a dozen houses and two suspension bridges had been swept away.
Flash flooding has destroyed homes along a river in the central part of Nepal, with residents being evacuated by helicopter.