Muddy Torrent Swamps Villages... Nepal Hit by Another Major Flood

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Another round of floods, accompanied by landslides, has struck Nepal, just two months after a catastrophic flood claimed the lives of some 1,400 people. Muddy torrents have swamped villages, with around 10 people reported missing so far.

Beijing Correspondent Han Sang-woo reports.

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A massive wall of water carrying thick, black mud surges downstream through a mountain gorge.

As the dark torrent strikes, buildings with green roofs vanish in an instant.

A bridge collapses helplessly and is swept away by the roaring current.

The floods, triggered by landslides along the Budhi Gandaki River, struck the Gorkha district.

Dozens of houses in the area have reportedly collapsed, while more than three bridges and hydroelectric power facilities have been destroyed.

So far, about 10 people are known to be missing, and the Nepalese military authorities reported having rescued 49 people.

The Nepalese military has deployed helicopters and ground troops to rescue trapped individuals, and the scale of casualties is expected to rise.

The Nepalese government believes the floods occurred after a natural glacial lake dam in the high-altitude region was ruptured by a landslide, sending a wall of mud rushing downstream.

The situation is similar to the major floods that hit the Trishuli River basin on August 26.

The major floods in August left about 1,400 people dead and 6,600 missing in Nepal and China's Gyirong County in Tibet.

At the time, nine South Koreans, including six employees of Doosan Enerbility and three employees of Korea South-East Power who were building a hydroelectric power plant at the disaster site, remain missing.

(Video Editing: Kim Jin-won, Design: Im Chan-hyuk, Video Courtesy of: Nepalese Military, Video Source: YouTube @NDTV)
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