SMS alerts helped avert loss of life in Budhi Gandaki floods, says disaster management chief

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Early-warning SMS alerts prompted residents to move to higher ground before flooding along the Budhi Gandaki, according to disaster management chief Dharmaraj Uprety. The floods swept away bridges and damaged settlements and hydropower infrastructure.

Dharmaraj Uprety says early warnings prompted residents to move to higher ground, while the flood swept away bridges and damaged settlements and hydropower infrastructure.