Budhi Gandaki flood bridges (Arughat, Soti, Machhakhola–Kerauja and others) (2026)

Nepal · Flood / debris · Group of crossings: suspension footbridges (Nyakchet–Sirdibas, Machhakhola–Kerauja and others), a motorable steel bridge at Soti, the Gorkha–Dhading bridge at Arughat and a Bailey bridge in Dharche

Early on Sunday 11 October a sudden surge came down the upper Budhi Gandaki in Gorkha.…

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