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

Specialized rescue teams built temporary bridges to reach remote areas and using excavators to try to rescue nearly 300 workers trapped inside tunnels.

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

About 600 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts, while Prime Minister Balendra Shah says over 11,000 people have been rescued across the affected region

Rescue efforts are also intensifying in Nepal and Tibet where thousands remain missing, including dozens of Americans, nearly a week after catastrophic floods there. Workers are struggling to reach communities devastated by the flood, including hundreds of workers trapped inside hydropower tunnels. NBC’s Janis Mackey F