Village Swallowed in 30 Minutes... Scenes of Desperate Escape Amid Chaos

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As several-meter-high muddy water swept over a construction site and a village, people at the scene engaged in a desperate escape. The urgent situation was captured entirely on video.

Reporter Ha Jeongyeon has the story.

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Water streams down the valley at a terrifying speed, and workers at a hydroelectric power plant construction site begin to run desperately.

[Oh my god! Run away quickly!]

Moments later, house-sized muddy water swallows the site with a roaring sound.

As the fierce currents threaten to engulf even the village, residents are sent into a panic.

Vehicles and motorcycles trying to evacuate, along with residents, get mixed up, turning the village into a crucible of terror.

[Shoyam Rajbhandari / Local Resident : When I arrived at the market, the flood struck in just 30 minutes and destroyed the entire market. People were getting ready for work at the time.]

People watching the upper stream from the bridge side are also startled by the massive current and hurriedly dodge to safety, and immediately afterward, a mud tsunami strikes, causing the bridge to collapse powerlessly.

It is reported that the flood warning sounded only after the fast-moving currents, reaching up to 70 km/h, had already reached the village.

[Suraj Sigdel / Nepal Country Director, Mercy Corps : Nothing worked. The early warning system installed in that area or any devices did not function.]

Even though a flash flood occurred in this area in July of last year, washing away a bridge connecting China and Nepal, leading China to agree to immediately notify Nepal if water levels in its upstream rose and to strengthen information sharing, it is reported that the cooperation system between the two countries failed to function properly during this massive flood, leading to even greater casualties.

(Video editing: Yoon Tae-ho)
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