Tourists stranded in Chum Valley

Gorkha, Oct 12: The tourists who had reached the Chum Valley have been stranded following the flood in Budhigandaki River on Sunday. The swollen Budhigandaki River damaged bridges and trekking routes, thereby disrupting the mobility of tourists.     

 A local hotel entrepreneur Ganesh Karki informed RSS that the tourists were worrying over the restricted movement because the trekking routes were damaged by the flash flood. Some of them were airlifted to safety by the Nepali Army on Monday morning.