Guwahati, Oct. 26 -- Nepal earned approximately USD 39 million from electricity exports to India between mid-September and mid-October, as cross-border power supplies recovered following disruptions caused by flash floods in August, according to a local media report.

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Executive Director Dirghayu Kumar Shrestha said electricity exports had rebounded during the period after the floods temporarily affected hydropower infrastructure and disrupted supplies.

The flash floods were triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in the high Himalayas near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26. The disaster devastated settlements across northern and central Nepal, killing around 1,400 people, while more than 5,000 others remain...