Nepals flash flood

A flash flood swept into Nepals Bhote Koshi River from the Chinese side early Wednesday, tearing through the border settlements of Timure and Syabrubesi in Rasuwa district and triggering high-alert warnings as far downstream as Muglin. People have been swept away and the death toll is likely to be high. Prime Minister Balen Shah in an emergency meeting ordered district officials to relocate residents from low-lying areas along the river. This is the second major disaster to hit this stretch of…