Fear of Secondary Floods Mounts… Recovery Halted Temporarily Amid Additional Warnings

[Anchor]

Hello, everyone. Concerns are growing over the possibility of secondary floods in the border region between Nepal and China, where a catastrophic flood disaster occurred. As glaciers and rocks still remain piled up upstream, the situation remains unpredictable as to when they might burst again. In fact, an additional flood warning was issued at the disaster site today, prompting recovery workers and our reporting team to evacuate urgently.

First, correspondent Han Sang-woo reports from Trishuli, Nepal.

[Reporter]

In the Trishuli area of Nuwakot District, Nepal, which suffered the heaviest flood damage, an alarm suddenly went off this afternoon while recovery work was in full swing.

[It is dangerous. Everyone get out!]

[Disaster Site Recovery Worker: (Another flood is coming?) Yes, that is right. So we have to go outside. Police are evacuating residents from this area.]

An urgent evacuation order was issued not only to heavy machinery and recovery personnel, but also to the reporting team and everyone else.

[Disaster Site Recovery Worker: Everyone must move to higher ground.]

Residents who had revisited the disaster area hurriedly ran to higher ground, and a resident staying in a house that narrowly escaped the massive flood three days ago struggled to evacuate with a family member who has mobility issues.

Far from being able to carry out recovery and search operations, disaster-stricken residents, startled by the secondary flood warning, were utterly devastated.

[Flood Victim: My farm where I used to farm and my office are all gone. There is nothing left now.]

About two hours after the evacuation notice, rushing water and sediment coming down from the mountain surged into the river channel of the Trishuli area, and the rising water level of the river was observed.

Due to concerns over additional floods, police are controlling the disaster area by clearing out everyone remaining.

It is reported that debris and sediment that had been blocking the water path on the Chinese Tibet side of the Nepal-China border collapsed, causing the pooled water to overflow and cascade down the valley once again.

Fortunately, an evacuation order was issued in advance this time, and no casualties have been reported yet.

(Camera: Joo Yong-jin, Hangyul | Video Editing: Oh Young-taek, Design: Yeji)
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