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Nepal orders downstream evacuations after landslide-triggered Budhi Gandaki flash flood destroys bridges and homes
Nepal's disaster authority ordered evacuations along the Budhi Gandaki and downstream Trishuli corridor after an October 11 flash flood linked to a reported landslide blockage in Gorkha. Officials report destroyed homes and bridges, damage to a hydropower camp and rescues, with no confirmed casualties. The precise failure mechanism, downstream peak and final infrastructure losses remain under assessment.