Trishuli [Nepal], August 28 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 5.1 hit Sichuan in China on Friday, prompting another flood alert in Nepal. The Trishuli area of Nepal is being evacuated again as a heavy flow of water from above has threatened to raise the river’s water level, Nepal Police stated.

The earthquake jolted Longchang City, southwest China’s Sichuan Province, according to the China Earthquake Networks Centre, CGTN reported.

Issuing an alert, Nepal Police said that a dam on the Tibet side has burst again.

“Information has been received that the water dam on the Tibet side has burst again. Therefore, all security personnel, rescue workers involved in rescue and relief operations, and the general public are requested to remain immediately alert and move to safe locations or notify others," Nepal Police posted on X.

Alert !! pic.twitter.com/grYxhc5N7Q

— Nepal Police (@NepalPoliceHQ) August 28, 2026

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