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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

Nepal flood death toll crosses 1,000, rescuers reach remote areas

Nepal flood death toll crosses 1,000, rescuers reach remote areas

By Gopal Sharma, Sahana Bajracharya, Liz Lee and Ethan Wang KATHMANDU/BEIJING, Sept 1 (Reuters) - The death toll in Nepal's flood crossed 1,000 on Tuesday, as rescuers used heavy machinery, helicopters and excavators to reach the thousands still missing, nearly a week after the catastrophic

Hit by deadly floods, Nepal renews push for Chinese data and early warnings

Hit by deadly floods, Nepal renews push for Chinese data and early warnings

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 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

Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods

Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods

By Gopal Sharma, Saurabh Sharma and Sahana Bajracharya KATHMANDU, Aug 31 (Reuters) - Nepal's rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, worked overnight to reach hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project tunnels in the aftermath of last week's Himalayan flood

'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

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 begins mass burials of unidentified flood victims as families seek missing

Nepal begins mass burials of unidentified flood victims as families seek missing

By Sahana Bajracharya CHITWAN, Nepal Aug 30 (Reuters) - Nepal's scenic Chitwan district, known for its forests and rivers, has become the site of mass burials for hundreds of unidentified victims whose bodies were swept away by the torrent that devastated the Himalayan region days ago.

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.