Rescuers Dig Into Tunnel as Missing Toll From Nepal, China Disaster Nears 3,000
Rescuers are digging into hydropower tunnels as officials say nearly 3,000 people are missing and 682 bodies have been recovered.
- On Saturday, rescuers in Nepal and China intensified efforts to locate thousands missing after a deadly glacial collapse. Teams focused on the Trishuli 3A and 3B sites, where more than 100 workers may remain trapped in tunnels.
- A glacial collapse on Wednesday at the Nepal-Tibet border triggered a tsunami-like wall of water and debris sweeping through the Himalayan region. The disaster engulfed entire villages, leaving 2,426 people out of contact across the country.
- Authorities listed 933 hydropower workers and 517 foreigners—including trekkers and pilgrims to Mount Kailash—among the missing. Figures from both countries place the total near 3,000, with 682 bodies recovered as of Saturday.
- Home Minister Sudan Gurung confirmed the Nepali army inserted a pipe into a tunnel to provide air to trapped workers. Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal warned reconstruction costs could run into "billions of dollars."
- UN climate chief Simon Steill stated a warming climate is making such tragedies "much more likely, frequent and severe." The disaster underscores how glacial melting increases risks of collapses in fragile mountain environments worldwide.
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AlKhaleej TodayRescuers send air and camera into Nepal hydropower tunnel after three days, raise hopes for trapped workers
KATHMANDU, Aug 30 —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...
Rescuers dig into tunnel with hopes to rescue dozens as missing toll from Nepal, China flood nears 3,000
In a breakthrough late Saturday, the Nepali army was able to insert a pipe into a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site in Nepal, 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 682 lives.
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PressNewsAgencyRescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China disaster nears 3,000
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.
Nepal-China Flood: Rescuers Dig Into Tunnel Nearly 3,000 Remain Missing
Figures from both countries put the number of missing close to 3,000, with 682 bodies recovered and reports of some dead possibly swept downstream as far away as India. The post Nepal-China Flood: Rescuers Dig Into Tunnel Nearly 3,000 Remain Missing appeared first on Channels Television.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi announced on Saturday that his country was sending a package of emergency and humanitarian assistance to Nepal.
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