Gorkha, Oct. 12 -- Two villages in ward 3 of Chumnubri Rural Municipality in Gorkha district have been cut off after the Budhigandaki river washed away a foot trail, leaving residents unable to travel either downstream or uphill towards Philim, the rural municipality's administrative centre.

The flood has severed the routes connecting Jagat and Salleri, as well as the paths leading out of the two villages. Residents are now unable to move between the settlements or travel beyond them.

Salleri is about a 30-minute walk from Jagat. But since Sunday, residents of Jagat have been unable to reach Salleri, while those in Salleri cannot descend to Jagat. The flood has swept away the trail linking the villages, cutting off movement in both dire...