Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as Nepal/China flood deaths pass 950

Rescuers were racing to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched for missing loved ones.The combined deaths in Nepal and China surpassed 950, with more than 4,400 people missing.A private-sector association representing power companies said at least 900 workers were unaccounted for at 12 hydropower projects damaged by the flash floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts.The death toll in the catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet climbed past 900 on Monday, with more than 4,700 missing.About 500 of those workers were believed to be trapped in tunnels.At least one expert said that some workers could hav