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Budhigandaki flood: 10 people go missing; six bridges swept away

Budhigandaki flood - Budhi Gandaki

Gorkha, October 11

Ten people have gone missing in the Budhigandaki flood that occurred early this morning today. The flood also swept away six bridges- two motorable and four suspension bridges.

Assistant chief district officer in Gorkha, Netra Prasad Sharma, told RSS that the flood swept away the motorable bridges of Arughat, Tripurasundari and Soti-Manbu.

The disaster also swept away a Bailey bridge connecting wards No. 1 and 3 of Dharche Rural Municipality in Gorkha. Other damaged footbridges include those connecting Machhikhola to Karauja; Thadobharyang to Jagat; and Ghattekhola to Philim in Gorkha district.

The flood washed away nearly 35 houses from Painyu and Bagar of Chumnubri Rural Municipality-3. It also damaged settlements at Jagat, Salleri, Dovan and Ghattekhola.

—RSS

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