Nepal death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels

The death toll in Nepal from devastating floods on the border with Tibet has crossed 1,000, according to the country's disaster agency.

The death toll in Nepal has crossed 1,000 from the deadly floods that tore through an area on the border with Tibet on August 26, and nearly 4,000 people remain missing. six days on hopes for survivors are dimming, but rescuers focused on a network of hydropower sites along the Trishuli River are holding out hope. Of t

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

Thousands are still missing as Chinese state media report the official number of fatalities in Tibet at 16.

Nepal army soldiers undertaking a rescue operation at the site of a hydropower project in Upper Trishuli, Nepal. Alamy Stock Photo flash floods Some 4,462 people are missing. THE DEATH TOLL from the devastating flooding in Nepal-Tibet last week has passed 1,000, as search and rescue efforts entered a seventh day. Nepal

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At least 900 workers are still reportedly unaccounted for from 12 hydropower projects destroyed or damaged by last week’s flash floods.

At least 900 workers are still reportedly unaccounted for from 12 hydropower projects destroyed or damaged by last week’s flash floods.

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Nepal’s disaster agency said Monday that 903 deaths had been counted in that country, with 4,247 people, including 592 foreigners, missing.

Workers thought to be stuck in underground areas at 11 sites after last week’s devastating flash floods Rescue teams are working to reach more than 900 missing hydropower workers, hundreds of whom are feared trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of 11 hydropower projects in Nepal after the devastating flash floo

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To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Search teams are working to rescue more than 900 people thought to be trapped inside hydrotunnels in Nepal following catastrophic flash floods last week. More than 900 people have been confirmed dead after a d

Rescuers rushed Monday to reach workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites buried in mud after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, as the death toll continued to rise and increasingly desperate families search for their loved ones.

The latest figures from Nepal have sharply increased missing persons estimates, with fears mounting for tunnel workers trapped in the nation's hydroelectric network

Rescuers rushed Monday to reach workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites buried in mud after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, as the death toll continued to rise and increasingly desperate families search for their loved ones.

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

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

Death toll of last week’s catastrophic flooding surpasses 900, with more than 4,700 people missing

Nepal officials say rescuers focusing on reaching workers in hydropower project tunnels in flood-stricken region.

KATHMANDU (NEPAL) - Nepali rescuers raced on Monday in a bid to free dozens of hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels after devastating floods as search efforts entered a sixth day, officials said.

Families plead for faster action as more than 3,000 people remain missing

Crews drill holes to send air to survivors believed trapped in flooded hydropower sites

We spoke to Phurba Gyaljen Sherpa, president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, about the survival chances of those trapped in the Trishuli-3A and 3B sites.

The death toll from floods in Nepal rose to nearly 800 as rescuers raced to gain access to tunnels where hydroelectric workers were feared trapped.

Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet race to reach workers trapped in flooded tunnels after a disaster that killed nearly 800 and left 3,000 missing.

Latest figures from both countries put the number of missing at 3,044, with a further 750 confirmed deaths.

Latest figures from both countries put the number of missing at 3,044 , with a further 750 confirmed deaths -- and reports of some bodies possibly swept downstream as far away as India.

Most of the workers are trapped at four hydropower projects, with rescuers racing against time to reach those buried under debris in blocked tunnels

In a breakthrough late Saturday, the Nepali army was able to insert a pipe into a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site where over 100 workers may still be alive. The US Geological Survey said a glacial collapse was behind the deadly torrent on Wednesday at the Nepal-Tibet border that has so far claimed at least

In a breakthrough late Saturday, the Nepali army was able to insert a pipe into a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site where over 100 workers may still be alive. The US Geological Survey said a glacial collapse was behind the deadly torrent on Wednesday at the Nepal-Tibet border that has so far claimed at least

In a breakthrough late Saturday (Aug 29), the Nepali army was able to insert a pipe into a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site where workers are believed to be trapped.

Rescue crews are struggling through blocked roads, high mountain canyons and dangerous terrain as they search for thousands of people missing in Nepal and Tibet.

Nepal's Bhote Koshi-Trishuli disaster death toll reached 675, with 2,426 people still missing. Rescuers searched mud-filled valleys and tunnels three days after the catastrophic flood occurred. Chinese authorities reported seven deaths and 554 missing at Gyirong port across the border. Indian nationals unaccounted for

Footage released by the Nepal Army showed teams pulling people out of the tunnels caked in mud. But each passing day dims hopes for those trapped inside.

Nepali army rescuers broke through to a hydropower tunnel on Saturday and began pumping air and sending a camera inside, raising hopes of reaching workers trapped since devastating floods struck the site three days earlier. Nepal’s government says more than 100 workers may still be alive and trapped inside tunnels at h

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