Heavy flood sweep through central Nepal on Sunday, carry about 45 houses comot, damage bridges and hydroelectric power projects, while at least five people still dey miss, according to disaster management officials.
Flood affect Gorkha district after landslide block river. Water gather for the river until e finally break through, cause plenty water mixed with sand, mud and stones to rush enter nearby communities.
“Wetin we know be say dry landslide block the river, then the blockage break and cause the flood,” na wetin head of the national disaster agency, Dharam Raj Uprety, tell AFP.
Officials talk say the flood damage three hydropower projects and four bridges.
Rescue teams save at least 82 people, including nine foreigners, from the affected areas. Dem also send four helicopters to help rescue people and move dem go safer places.
“Five people never show face, and nobody know their whereabouts,” Uprety talk.
Before the flood, authorities don warn residents make dem comot from the river area and find safer places, as water level for Budhi Gandaki River continue to rise.
The new flood don add to the challenges wey Nepal dey face, as the country still dey recover from one terrible disaster wey happen on August 26.
According to the report, that earlier disaster happen after part of mountain glacier collapse. E kill more than 1,400 people and leave over 5,000 people missing.
Laxmi Gurung, one local official for Chumnubri rural municipality, describe the latest flood as frightening and similar to the earlier disaster.
“The flood look like the previous one. E really scare us, and e still dey feel like nightmare,” she talk.
Gurung add say the flood cause serious damage for her community.
“Our house don go, we no get light again, but nobody die,” she talk.
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, wey dey based for Kathmandu, talk say the disaster show the different dangers wey fit cause destructive floods for rivers across the Himalayan mountains.
The organisation Director-General, Pema Gyamtsho, talk say helping affected people and responding to the emergency suppose remain the main priority for now. But e add say authorities must also investigate wetin cause the flood so dem fit reduce future risks and help communities prepare better for disasters.
Heavy rain wey fall for late September also cause floods and landslides for Nepal, wey kill at least 21 people, according to the disaster agency.
The latest disaster show the danger wey people wey dey live for Nepal mountainous areas still dey face, as landslides, glacier-related dangers and sudden rise of river water fit cause serious destruction.
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