00:00More than 100 foreign trekkers are stranded in Nepal after floodwaters swept away their route back.
00:05The flooding struck Gorka District, about 100 kilometers west of Kathmandu.
00:10A landslide blocked the Budi Gandaki River, triggering flooding downstream and damaging bridges, homes, and other infrastructure.
00:18Authorities rescued 96 people, including nine foreign nationals, after the disaster began on Sunday.
00:24But sections of the popular Manaslu trekking route were washed away, leaving more than 100 foreign hikers unable to return.
00:32Five villagers were also reported out of contact.
00:35While three hydroelectric plants suffered damage, the Nepalese army continued rescue operations on Monday.
00:41Even as floodwaters began to recede, officials suspect the landslide temporarily blocked the river before the blockage gave way, releasing
00:49water downstream.
00:50There were no reported fatalities from this latest flood at the time of the report.
00:55The priority now is reaching stranded trekkers and determining how the flood unfolded.
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