More than 100 foreign trekkers have been left stranded at different locations in Nepal after weekend floods damaged hiking routes and swept away bridges across the country’s central region.

Rescue teams evacuated 321 people, including 12 foreign nationals, on Tuesday following a landslide that occurred before dawn in Gorkha district, around 100 kilometres west of Kathmandu. The landslide blocked the Budhi Gandaki River, causing water to accumulate and triggering flooding in downstream areas.

The Nepalese Army said rescue operations would resume the following day, while water levels in the river had begun to fall. Authorities continued to monitor the situation and assess the impact of the flooding on affected areas.

The Budhi Gandaki River flows into the Trishuli River system, which experienced a devastating flood in August after a glacier collapse affected one of its tributaries. That disaster claimed 1,457 lives, while thousands of people remain missing.

No deaths have been reported in the latest flooding, although the destruction of trails and bridges has left trekkers stranded and complicated movement through the affected region.