Nepal urges villagers to evacuate after landslide triggers flood
In short:
Residents in north-central Nepal were evacuated on Sunday as flash flooding destroyed homes.
A dry landslide in Gorkha district, about 100 km west of Kathmandu, blocked the Budhi Gandaki River, leading to downstream flooding.
What's next?
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority evacuated villagers and warned others to move to safer areas, while remaining on alert until late Sunday.
