Flood damages four houses and bridge in Gorkha
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- A flood in the Namrung River in Gorkha district damaged four houses and swept away a footbridge early Sunday morning.
- The bridge served pedestrians and pack horses traveling between Narbu and Lho.
- Police reached the remote settlement, which has no road access, and reported no casualties.
A flood in the Namrung River damaged four houses and swept away a bridge in Gorkha’s remote Chumnubri Rural Municipality early Sunday morning.
The flood struck Ward 4 at about 3:30 a.m., destroying mud houses, police said. It also carried away a metal bridge used by pedestrians and pack horses on the route between Narbu and Lho.
A team from the Larke police post reached the area. Deputy Superintendent of Police Raj Kumar Shrestha said no casualties had been reported.
The settlement has no road connection. Reaching it from the district headquarters takes about two days on foot.
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