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'No hollow or empty space': A drone operator reveals challenges in Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts

'No hollow or empty space': A drone operator reveals challenges in Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts

Two days before devastating floods swept through Nepal’s Himalayan region, a filmmaker and drone pilot returned from Tibet through the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, unaware that he would soon join a major rescue effort

Hundreds of workers feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as Nepal flood deaths cross 900

Hundreds of workers feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as Nepal flood deaths cross 900

Rescuers are trying to find trapped workers in hydroelectric plant tunnels after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing

Rescuers seek workers feared trapped in Nepal hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 900

Rescuers seek workers feared trapped in Nepal hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 900

Rescuers are trying to find trapped workers in hydroelectric plant tunnels after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing

Rescuers comb through mud and debris as Nepal-China floods leave more than 1,000 dead

Rescuers comb through mud and debris as Nepal-China floods leave more than 1,000 dead

Rescue teams are searching for thousands of people still missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China

More than 1,000 dead from catastrophic Nepal-China floods

More than 1,000 dead from catastrophic Nepal-China floods

The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China passed has 1,000 as rescue teams worked to reach communities cut off by the disaster

Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900

Rescue efforts intensify after Nepal-Tibet flooding as deaths climb past 900

The death toll in the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet has climbed past 900 with more than 4,700 missing

Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted

Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted

By Saurabh Sharma, Devjyot Ghoshal and Sarita Chaganti Singh KATHMANDU, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley bordering Nepal and China, experts and officials from both countries met in Kathmandu to discuss the

Rescuers battle floods and debris as Himalayan disaster death toll nears 800

Rescuers battle floods and debris as Himalayan disaster death toll nears 800

By Sahana Bajracharya, Gopal Sharma, Laurie Chen and Ethan Wang CHITWAN, Nepal/BEIJING, Aug 30 (Reuters) - Rescuers in Nepal and China raced on Sunday to find thousands of people missing after a glacier collapse unleashed a catastrophic mudslide across the Himalayas, as they faced challenging

Nepal wants technical help for flood, billions of dollars as bad weather hampers rescue

Nepal wants technical help for flood, billions of dollars as bad weather hampers rescue

By Gopal Sharma, Saurabh Sharma, Sahana Bajracharya and Navesh Chitrakar KATHMANDU, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Nepal suspended search and rescue on Saturday due to bad weather and said it needs foreign technical help to cope with the devastating flood that tore through an area bordering Tibet.

Search efforts continue as deaths pass 600 in Nepal flood disaster

Search efforts continue as deaths pass 600 in Nepal flood disaster

More than 600 are dead and nearly 3,000 are missing after a huge landslide sent rock, mud and debris through Nepal.

Nepal resumes flood rescue, seeks technical help and billions of dollars

Nepal resumes flood rescue, seeks technical help and billions of dollars

By Gopal Sharma, Saurabh Sharma, Sahana Bajracharya and Liz Lee KATHMANDU, Aug 29 (Reuters) - Nepal resumed search and rescue work on Saturday after a brief weather-related suspension as authorities searched for nearly 3,000 missing people following a devastating flood that killed hundreds and tore