Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods

The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud and debris on the Nepal-Tibet border on — blamed on a glacier collapse — has killed more than 900 people and nearly 5,000 are still missing

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.

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 is more than 900, with thousands missing

Race against to time to find workers missing in Nepal’s hydropower tunnels. Here’s what we know  CNN

The unprecedented deluge of ice, rock, mud and debris on the Nepal-Tibet border on Wednesday – blamed on a glacier collapse – killed nearly 800 people, and more than 3,000 are still missing.

933 workers missing from hydropower projects in flood-hit region

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

Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods  Reuters

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

More than 800 people are now confirmed to have died in the Nepal and Tibet flash flood - with over 3,000 listed as missing. Hundreds are thought to be workers at Nepal's hydropower projects - who are trapped in blocked tunnels.

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

Video from Nepal's Prime Minister's Office shows rescue workers pulling trapped citizens through a mud-saturated hydropower plant tunnel in Rasuwa.

Hawthorne backstretch workers race to find new homes and work before Monday deadline  Chicago Tribune