Landslides caused by the earthquake, residents fled Nepal

Kali Gandaki river flows in western Nepal clogged, creating lakes that are at risk of landslides.

Thousands of people have fled to a safer place after a landslide in western Nepal due to the flow of the river is choked.



Kali Gandaki river in Myagdi district, which lies about 140km from the capital, Kathmandu, have clogged thereby creating a new lake that is deep and continues to grow.

There are no reports of casualties, but the troops were being sent to help rescue people living in the outskirts of the river.

A number of landslides have struck Nepal since the quake with a 7.8 magnitude scale on April 25 that killed more than 8,000 people.

This earthquake was followed by an aftershock measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale on May 12 and several tremors continued strong.

Lake water overflows

Landslides occurred around midnight on Sunday morning which caused water levels rose about 200 meters.

"We have asked the villagers along the river in Myagdi district in order to move to a safer place," said interior ministry official, Laxmi Prasad Dhakal told Reuters news agency.

Nepal army troops have been deployed to help rescue people from the risk of landslides.

An official also warned that one of the locations that are at risk of landslides is around the center of the largest hydroelectric plant in Nepal.

Military helicopters were sent to the location of the landslide has cut troops to suck water from the lake.

Authorities say a number of areas at risk of spill submerged lake water kept booming.

Kaligandaki river flows into the Indian territory and later joined the flow of the Ganges.