Flash-floods

A landslide that may have blocked a tributary is a possible cause of flash flooding in the Budhi Gandaki river, the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology’s Flood Forecasting Section said on Sunday.Binod Parajuli, a hydrologist at the section, said satellite images showed a large landslide near Chumchet in Chumnubri Rural Municipality, Gorkha district. The landslide is believed to have occurred on Saturday. “We are examining satellite images. A large landslide is visible around Chumchet. It app...

Authorities have declared all 50 districts of Thailand’s capital Bangkok disaster affected areas after widespread flooding caused by three consecutive days of heavy rain. Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said the city received nearly 300 millimeters of rain since Thursday afternoon. Heavy rain has submerged roads and canals across the city. Water has entered many homes and shops. Waterlogging has brought traffic to a standstill on several roads. Vehicles have also become stranded in fl...

Three people have died in severe flooding caused by heavy rainfall in the southwestern US state of New Mexico. Several roads have been submerged by floodwaters. Navajo Nation President Buu Nygren said on Wednesday that police responded to reports of people being swept away by floodwaters near the Newcomb area in northwestern New Mexico at around 12:30 am local time. Two adults and one child were later found dead. Their deaths are under investigation. Nygren expressed condolences to the f...

The death toll from the devastating floods along the Nepal Tibet border has surpassed 1,000. But the impact of the disaster is not expected to remain confined to Nepal. It is also a major warning for India. According to a BBC report published Thursday, heavy rainfall in Nepal’s mountains, flash floods, landslides or glacier related disasters can have impacts that cross the border and reach vast areas of India’s plains. Nepal has more than 6,000 rivers and streams. Most of them flow south...