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Government Building Collapses Into River Amid Nepal Floods

A government office in Baglung teeters on the edge of the Daram River before it falls, amid widespread flooding that has already claimed dozens of lives.

Source: bbc.co.uk1 min read

In brief

Witnesses filmed the moment a government building in Baglung, Nepal, collapsed into the Daram River on Sunday, September 27. Officials had already removed important documents and computers before the structure fell, and fortunately no injuries were reported. The collapse comes as landslides and floods have killed at least 27 people in recent days, shortly after a flash flood along the Nepal‑Tibet border claimed 1,400 lives. The incident highlights the escalating severity of weather‑related disasters in the region.

Witnesses captured the dramatic moment a government building in Baglung collapsed into the Daram River on Sunday, September 27.

Officials had already removed crucial documents and computers from the structure before it fell, local ward chair Tej Thapa confirmed to the BBC; fortunately no one was injured.

This collapse follows a series of deadly landslides and floods that have killed at least 27 people over the past few days, according to Nepal’s national disaster agency.

Only weeks earlier a flash flood along the Nepal‑Tibet border took 1,400 lives and left thousands missing, underscoring the growing threat of extreme weather in the region.

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