Flash floods sweep away homes, bridges in Nepal's Gorkha; five missing

Kathmandu, Oct 11 (UNI) Flash floods swept away houses and bridges in Nepal's northern Gorkha district early Sunday, forcing residents and tourists to flee to safety, while five people were reported missing and six others were rescued by air, local media reported. The flooding occurred along the Budhi Gandaki river in Chumnubri Rural Municipality, with a landslide suspected of blocking a tributary before water surged downstream. Authorities launched rescue and relief operations as the river continued to pose a threat to settlements along its course. Ram Kumar Gurung, ward chair of Chumnubri Rural Municipality-3, said the flood swept away houses…