An aerial view of the Budhi Gandaki River swollen by flash floods in Gorkha district, Nepal. (EPA Images pic)KATHMANDU: Nepali authorities urged villagers on Sunday to move to safer places after a flood in a river in the central part of the country swept away several houses and infrastructure, but there were no reports of any casualties.
Two women and three men were out of contact, the national disaster authority said. The army said a further 49 people, including a foreigner, had been rescued. They did not give the person's nationality.
A landslide in Chumnubri village in the Gorkha district, about 100km (62 miles) west of Kathmandu, blocked the Budhi Gandaki River, leading to downstream flooding, authorities said.
