NRT briefing
Roaring flash floods wipe out entire bridge in Nepal in dramatic video
Based on reporting by New York Post.
The Brief
Flash floods tore apart a bridge over the Budhi Gandaki River in Nepal's Gorkha district over the weekend, with dramatic video showing the span being washed downstream. The floods mark the second natural disaster to hit the Asian nation in two months.
Authorities said at least five people remain missing, while more than 80 have been rescued from the currents, including a half-dozen from the landslide-prone area of Jagat, according to Prime Minister Balendra Shah. Senior Gorkha district official Dharmendra Kumar Mishra said authorities have responded to assist affected villages, adding, "We have asked villages living along the river banks downstream to evacuate and remain safe."
The footage was posted by WABC Eyewitness News. In August, a glacier collapse triggered a deadly flood near the Nepal-China border that killed over 1,400 people, with thousands more missing.