Dry Landslide Causes Flood in Budhigandaki River

Pokhara. The flood in the Budhigandaki River is said to have been caused by a dry landslide. The Budhigandaki River has been flooded after a dry landslide occurred between Kharong and Ungjulu of Ward No. 6 of Chumanubri Rural Municipality, blocking the Syar Khola.

The flood from the blocked river has caused great destruction in the settlements along the river banks. No one has reached the place where the flood occurred yet. According to Narayan Prasad Sapkota, Chief Administrative Officer of Chumanubri Rural Municipality, a plume of water and steam was seen up to about 200 to 300 meters above when the river was blocked.