The Gorkha district has witnessed floods after Birendra Lake formed from the Manaslu Glacier burst in the district on Sunday morning.
According to the District Police Office, Gorkha, there was a big flood in the local rivulets after the lake burst.
"We have received information that a 15-meter long wooden bridge has been swept away by the flood triggered by the burst of Birendra Lake," District Police Office Gorkha Superintendent of Police (SP) Basudev Pathak told Nepalkhabar a while ago, "A team of police has fanned out to the incident site. No further details of the damage have been received.”
Pathak said that the area where the lake is located is about a two-hour walk from Chumanuwri-1, Sanagaun. A police team under the command of Assistant Sub Inspector from the Area Police Office, Sanagaun has left for the spot.
"Since there is not much human settlement there, the flood may not have damaged people and animals," said SP Pathak. The details will be known after the on-site visit.
He said that Birendra Lake is a small shallow lake formed from the Manaslu Glacier.
Locals have said that the floods will mix up in the Budhigandaki River.
