Nepal Teams Racing to Reach Trapped Survivors
Rescuers are searching with teams from India, South Korea and China as authorities say at least 900 workers may be trapped in hydropower tunnels.
- On Thursday, rescuers continued searching for at least 900 survivors believed trapped in tunnels linked to hydropower projects after a glacier collapse on August 26 devastated Nepal's border region, killing at least 1,252 people.
- Authorities estimate that around 20,000 houses must be relocated to safer ground after the flood completely destroyed 7,500 houses, leaving many areas uninhabitable, said Dharma Raj Upreti of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.
- More than 22,000 children urgently require water and sanitation support, while headmaster Rajendra Dawadi, who evacuated 900 students, seeks safe buildings to resume classes as officials consider teaching in holding centers.
- China sent a third batch of aid including blankets and medical protective suits, as Prime Minister Balendra Shah designated September 7 as a day of national mourning marking the 13th day since the disaster.
- Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal told ambassadors the disaster has "deeper significance," noting Nepal contributes minimal global emissions yet bears a disproportionate burden of climate impacts, while at least 583 foreign nationals remain missing.
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Engineers in Nepal have pumped air into tunnels where several people are believed to be trapped as part of a rescue operation.
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CNBC-TV18How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's flood rescue efforts
KATHMANDU, Sept 4 - An army of experts in a WhatsApp group is guiding rescue workers scouring a Nepali valley after a huge flash flood more than a week ago as they desperately search for anyone who may be alive inside tunnels of devastated hydropower plants. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Nepal must rebuild thousands of homes, no letup in search for missing
Nine days after the floods that ravaged central and northern Nepal, the authorities continue to expand the balance as they recover communications and reach the most isolated areas. Rescue teams are still looking for hundreds of workers trapped in hydroelectric tunnels, while thousands of families face the identification of the deceased and concern for new landslides and overflows grows.
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