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Nepal flood rescue underway as 5 people reported missing

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Rescue helicopters and ground troops are reaching villages along the Budhi Gandaki River in Nepal after a flash flood swept away homes, bridges and damaged a hydropower station, officials said. Five people are reported missing. The flooding comes less than two months after catastrophic floods left thousands dead and missing across Nepal, from which the country is still recovering.

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