Amman, Oct. 11 (Petra) -- At least five people are missing after flash floods hit central Nepal on Sunday, sweeping away dozens of homes just weeks after widespread flooding killed hundreds across the country, Nepalese authorities reported.

National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority Director Dharam Raj Uprety said a landslide blocked a local river, causing it to overflow, Agence France-Presse (AFP) reported. The floodwaters swept away about 45 homes and damaged three hydroelectric power projects and four bridges.

Uprety confirmed that five people remain unaccounted for, while the emergency management agency reported the rescue of at least 82 people, including nine foreign nationals.

Nepal is still recovering from severe flooding triggered by a glacial burst on August 26, which left more than 1,400 people dead and 5,000 missing.

//Petra// AF