Summary
Rescue teams saved many people and are helping the rest get to safe spots.
The flood washed away bridges, but villages and tea houses are still safe for visitors.
Key Points
4 points1
Over 100 foreign hikers were stranded in central Nepal.
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A river overflow caused landslides that blocked trails and bridges.
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Rescue teams saved 96 people, including nine visitors from abroad.
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No deaths were reported in this event.
New Words to Learn
8 wordstrekkers
people who walk long distances on mountains
flood
lots of water covering land
landslide
when earth and rocks slide down a hill
tributary
a smaller river that joins a bigger one
glacier
big, slow‑moving ice
catastrophic
very terrible and causing great damage
hydroelectric
power made from water
resilience
being able to bounce back after trouble
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