Flash Floods in Nepal: Flash floods carrying mud, debris and huge boulders have struck Nepal’s Manaslu region. (Screengrab/X/@EverestToday) Nepal floods: A flash flood in the Budhi Gandaki River swept away several houses in Nepal’s Gorkha district early on Sunday, and officials told people living along the river to move to higher ground. Gorkha Chief District Officer Dharmendra Kumar Mishra said he got word of a major flood at 4:35 am. No deaths or injuries have been reported so far.
The flood came down from Chumnubri Rural Municipality-6. Mishra said early reports pointed to a landslide above Siuribas. Rural Municipality Chair Nima Lama said the landslide blocked the Chumke Khola stream, and the flood followed. Mishra said five to seven houses in the riverbed at Jagat were swept away, and a few more downstream may also have gone.
A flash flood in the Budhi Gandaki River swept away several houses in Nepal’s Gorkha district early on Sunday, and officials told people living along the river to move to higher ground. No deaths or injuries have been reported so far.
🔗 https://t.co/uGfibvTzAi https://t.co/Jz9lwpU5JU
— The Indian Express (@IndianExpress) October 11, 2026
At 6:40 am, Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) sent an SMS alert from its Flood Forecasting Section. It told people not to go near the river until the flood passes, all the way down to Trishuli Dobhan, and to “stay in high places”. Officials are still working to find out what caused the sudden rise in water, which carried mud and sludge.
बुढीगण्डकी नदीमा बाढी खतरा तहभन्दा माथि रहेको र बढ्नेघट्ने क्रम जारी रहेकोले त्रिसुली नदी बेनिघाट सम्म (अति उच्च जोखिम) रहुनेहुनेले उच्च स्थानमा जानुहोला, मुगलिङ सम्म (उच्च जोखिम) रहनुहुनेले उच्च सतर्कतामा बस्नु होला।
— NDRRMA (@NDRRMA_Nepal) October 11, 2026
Local officials said the river rose sharply from about 4 am and its flow could be heard from far away. Narayan Sapkota, chief administrative officer of Chumnubri Rural Municipality.
Mishra said the district office is trying to get updates from the ground. He said preparations are under way to send a Nepali Army helicopter to check the situation from the air.
Warnings and evacuations
Locals said Sallery and Jagat Bazaar, which lie downstream, are at risk, and some people have left their homes. Residents of riverside settlements, including Chumling and Lokpa, also moved out as the water rose.
A short while ago: A devastating flash flood has swept away Salleri Bazaar (Market) and caused severe destruction in Jagat Bazaar along the Budhi Gandaki River, Gorkha District, Nepal.
(Video provided by Umesh.) https://t.co/aK74PD0S5t
— Weather Monitor (@WeatherMonitors) October 11, 2026
The Area Police Office in Arughat issued a safety advisory. Officials have been using loudspeakers to warn people along the river and ask them to move to safer places. The Flood Forecasting Division has also sent an SMS alert asking people to take care.
Sapkota said officials suspect the river’s flow may have been blocked at Chekampar. He said a dam formed by the landslide may have broken, sending a surge of water downstream. This has not been confirmed.
(With inputs from agencies)
