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FILE - Homes are engulfed in mud in the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli River in the Devighat area of Nuwakot district, Nepal, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
FILE - A policeman searches for bodies along the Trishuli River after flash floods in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, FIle)
FILE - Residents leave with belongings salvaged from their flood-damaged homes in Devighat, in Nepal's Nuwakot district, Aug. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Rajesh Kumar Singh, File)
FILE - Residents commute across the Trishuli River on a newly installed zipline in the aftermath of flash floods at Bidur, Nuwakot district, Nepal, Sept. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Niranjan Shrestha, File)
FILE - Nepal police personnel prepare the bodies of flash flood victims for a mass burial in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Dar Yasin, File)
The county says delaying restoration work would have increased the risk for more flooding.
On Wednesday night, Washoe County held a meeting in Hidden Valley to discuss the recent flood and cleanup efforts after the rainfall that shook up the neighborhood.
Severe storms are bringing tornado, hail, strong winds and flooding threats across western Nevada today.
With a flood watch in effect until 9 p.m. on Thursday, sandbag locations have been set up region-wide.