Mountain collapses into river in Nepal, terrifying video captures chaos - The Indian Express

A month after devastating flash floods killed over 1,400 people in Nepal, the Himalayan country continues to see climate-linked disasters. Even as Nepal continues to recover from the disaster that hit the country on August 26, a new wave of flooding and landslides has disrupted normal life.

The latest disaster has killed at least 21 people, with five others remaining missing.

Videos circulating on social media purportedly show mountains collapsing in the Baglung district, as locals can be heard screaming and running from the spot.

The collapse adds to a wider crisis after intense weekend rainfall caused flooding that killed at least 24 people and left 14 missing across several districts.

The latest hazards are spread across several districts, not one single disaster.

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Baglung floods and landslides kill 12, with one missing.

Avalanche hits the Himlung area. A landslide at Ghatte Khola blocks the river at Chame. The Narayani crosses its danger level at Devghat.

The Chame lake drops about 1 m. Four bodies are found at Himlung and 12 remain missing. Machinery is sent to clear the river.

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Heavy rainfall across many districts. A flash-flood warning covered 21 districts.

Baglung and other districts. 51 houses destroyed in Baglung.

Rivers rising; roads and bridges hit. The Narayani reached about 11 m at Devghat against a 9 m danger mark.

Himlung Himal, Manang. Victims were Nepali expedition workers and guides.

Sources: Nepal Police, National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority, The Kathmandu Post, Nepalnews, agencies. Map: Natural Earth.

Nepal Police said landslides buried houses in areas including Baglung, Tamankhola, Nisikhola Rural Municipality and Tarakhola Rural Municipality amid heavy rain. A report by Al Jazeera stated that Nepali authorities have warned of potential flash floods in 49 of the country’s 77 districts.

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According to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA), landslides in the country accounted for nearly 14 casualties, and five people remain missing. Floods, on the other hand, caused four deaths while three fatalities were attributed to continuous heavy rainfall, report stated. It added that severe weather has affected nearly 250 families across the country, completely destroying 260 homes and partially damaging 80 others.

Nepal Police, in a post on social media on Monday, stated that 10 people have died and one person has gone missing in various parts of Baglung district after landslides buried houses in the area. The police said that houses and physical structures have also been damaged at several places.

“Rescue and search operations are ongoing in the affected areas in coordination with various agencies, while further details about the incident are being collected and investigated,” Nepal police said.

According to a Kathmandu Post report, a flood and landslide in the Ghatte Khola river on Sunday afternoon blocked Marsyangdi river that triggered a formation of lake in Chame village. Authorities moved residents of Chame Bazar and surrounding areas to safe locations after the river was blocked due to floods.

However, in a relieving news for Chame residents, the lake that had formed has dropped by about one metre. According to Chief District Officer Mukti Prasad Khanal, “The lake that formed yesterday has fallen significantly. It is about one metre lower than yesterday. The river, which was flowing through a narrow channel yesterday, has now begun flowing more freely.”

हिमपहिरोमा परी सम्पर्कविहीनमध्ये थप २ जनाको शव फेला, मृतकको संख्या ४ पुग्यो विस्तृतः https://t.co/QqEujXabJj pic.twitter.com/ZCb7GW7pTD

At least four bodies have been recovered after an avalanche hit Himlung Himal, a 7,126-metre summit in the Nar Phu region of Nepal’s Manang district, police said. The missing individuals comprised both mountain climbers and support personnel.

Out of the 22 Nepali citizens who went to establish Himlung Base Camp through various trekking agencies, 10 had arrived safely at Phu-gaun. The remaining 12 had lost contact. The bodies of two of the uncontacted individuals were previously rescued and brought to the Provincial Hospital Chame, Manang, the police said.

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