Race to save hundreds of workers trapped in tunnels after Nepal flood disaster

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

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.

Total of confirmed 797 dead and more than 3,000 missing amid threat of fresh inundation Nepal-Tibet flash flood – latest updates ‘Their whole village has disappeared’: frantic hunt for survivors in Kathmandu hospital Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet have battled through leg-sucking mud amid the threat of fresh flooding

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.

Nepal steps up rescue effort to reach hundreds trapped in tunnels  Reuters

Nepal’s government says more than 100 workers may still be alive and trapped inside tunnels at hydropower projects, with rescue efforts focused on the Trishuli 3A and 3B sites.

Nepali army joins flood rescue efforts at hydroelectric facilities where workers are believed to be trapped in 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

Highly trained mountain guides and Everest veterans joined flood rescue efforts in Nepal's Rasuwa district. Specialist teams used expedition skills to access disaster zones where roads had disappeared. Rescuers entered a mud-choked hydropower tunnel, pushing approximately 120 meters inside. They recovered a camera b

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

Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority said some 2,426 people are still missing.

Nepali army rescue teams were using drilling equipment on Saturday seeking to rescue more than 100 people trapped inside a hydropower tunnel, three days after devastating floods struck the site.

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

Videos of the disaster, which tore through the border area between Tibet and Nepal, have been removed from social media by China’s censors.

A 13-year-old girl is among the 33 British nationals believed to be missing following the disaster.

The number of stranded tourists expected to rise given the tourist flow during vacation season; those seeking assistance can contact the NoRKA Global Contact Centre at 1800 425 3939 (toll-free) or +91 88020 12345 (missed call from abroad)