Flash floods have claimed at least five lives in Nepal's central Gorkha district following a landslide on 11 October. The landslide blocked the Budhi Gandaki River, causing severe downstream flooding. Two villages in the Chumanubri rural municipality were reportedly destroyed, with homes, roads, and bridges washed away. A hydropower station also sustained damage.
River levels surged from 2 metres to nearly 8.5 metres within hours. The national disaster risk reduction and management authority reported 204 damaged homes and over 650 affected people. More than 100 foreign trekkers were stranded in the area.
Separately, an exceptionally deep low-pressure system, described as a 'weather bomb', developed near Iceland this week. Its central pressure was measured at 931mb on 14 October, having plummeted 49mb in 24 hours. The system brought sustained wind speeds of 55mph–60mph to Iceland's southern shores before moving towards Norway. A 108mph wind gust was recorded at Bealach Na Bà in the Scottish Highlands, associated with a trailing cold front.
Portugal has continued to experience unseasonably warm conditions. On 14 October, the southern town of Mora recorded a maximum temperature of 35.6C, which is more than 10C above the climatological average. Forecasts indicate that high pressure and warm upper air temperatures will persist for the next few days, with temperatures expected to return towards average levels around the middle of next week.