Landslide-triggered flood sweeps 65 houses in Nepal's Gorkha district

The flood destroyed critical infrastructure across two districts—65 residential structures, four bridges, and four hydropower projects—disrupting electricity generation, trekking tourism to the Manaslu region, and local transportation. Forty-nine people were rescued and five remain missing; authorities have not confirmed deaths but are still accounting for herders in remote seasonal camps. This occurs as Nepal is already committed to $4.77 billion in reconstruction from August's greater disaster (over 1,400 deaths), adding immediate pressure on rescue capacity and recovery budgets in the same river system.