Overview
- A landslide on Sunday, October 11, in Gorkha District temporarily dammed the Budigandaki River and then breached, flooding valley settlements and leaving five people missing as military helicopters and ground teams search.
- Local officials and reporters say about 30 houses were washed away and multiple bridges were damaged, and heavy sediment flows raised downstream water levels that struck a nearby hydropower facility.
- Authorities ordered evacuations and rescued dozens of people; Reuters and local reports say about 49 people were pulled to safety, including one foreign national, while some residents remain isolated.
- NGOs and local media are calling for urgent material, medical and psychosocial support for displaced families and children who lost caregivers, noting damaged roads and bridges will hamper relief delivery.
- The Gorkha event comes on top of the catastrophic late‑August landslide near the Nepal–China border that caused very large casualties and prolonged recovery, increasing strain on Nepal's emergency response and reconstruction efforts.