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950 dead from Nepal, China flood as hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels

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More than 4,400 people are still missing.

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  1. Nepal army races to rescue more than 100 trapped in hydropower tunnel after floods

    Headline from France 24 ·

  2. Newest

    950 dead from Nepal, China flood as hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels

    Headline from The Oregonian ·

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  1. BBC News

    Nepal army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnel (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    Nepal's Prime Minister Secretariat shared footage showing army personnel rescuing people from a hydropower tunnel.

  2. France 24

    Nepal flood survivors rescued from hydropower tunnel (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Nepali soldiers rescued around 100 people trapped inside a flooded hydropower tunnel as the death toll from the Nepal-China floods continued to climb, with more than 1,500 people still missing. Rescue efforts were briefly suspended over fears that an overflowing landslide lake could trigger more flo…

  3. France 24

    Nepal army races to rescue more than 100 trapped in hydropower tunnel after floods (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    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.

  4. CBS News

    Desperate search for survivors in Nepal amid fears of a second flood (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Flash flooding crashed through the border of Nepal and Tibet after a Himalayan glacier collapsed, killing more than 600 people. Rescue crews race against time to find any survivors out of the estimated 2,500 people believed to be missing.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Nepal rescuers drill into tunnels in bid to reach trapped workers (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

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

  6. Just the News

    Rescuers scramble to reach workers believed to be trapped in hydropower tunnels amid Nepal floods (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    One expert told the Associated Press that the tunnels offer enough space for people to take refuge and some could have access to oxygen. Other experts said the chances of finding survivors are falling.

  7. Union Leader

    Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods (opens Union Leader)

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    Union Leader's feed description

    Nepal’s rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, stepped up efforts on Monday to reach hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project tunnels in the aftermath of last week’s Himalayan flood.

  8. New Hampshire Union Leader

    WRAPUP 5-Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    New Hampshire Union Leader's feed description

    (Adds numbers of foreigners missing, Chinese cabinet meeting in paragraphs 9, 16)

  9. The Guardian

    Nepal-Tibet floods: rescuers race to reach 900 people believed trapped in hydropower tunnels (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Workers thought to be trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of about half a dozen hydropower projects in Nepal following devastating flash floods Rescue teams are working to reach more than 900 people thought to be trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of half a dozen hydropower projec…

  10. Al Jazeera

    Nepal races to rescue trapped workers, as flood death toll surpasses 900 (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Nepal officials say rescuers focusing on reaching workers in hydropower project tunnels in flood-stricken region.

  11. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Hundreds of workers feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as Nepal flood deaths cross 900 (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    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

  12. France 24

    Nepal rescue teams seek hundreds of workers trapped in hydropower tunnels by deadly floods (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Supported by experts from China and India, Nepal's rescue teams on Monday endeavoured to reach hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in hydropower tunnels blocked by the devastating flood of mud, water and debris that swept through the Himalayan region last week.

  13. Al Jazeera

    Nepal tunnel traps hinder flood rescue: How many are dead or missing? (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have left nearly 5,000 people missing, many trapped in hydropower tunnels.

  14. NBC News

    Rescuers Struggle to Reach Areas Devastated by Nepal Floods (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    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.

  15. KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK

    Nepal’s hesitance to accept foreign help for flood relief under scrutiny (opens KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK)

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    KIYU 88.1 Galena, AK's feed description

    A group of the country’s private sector power producers says Nepali authorities lost crucial time in rescuing hundreds of people trapped in hydropower tunnels (Image credit: Rajesh Kumar Singh)

  16. France 24

    Nepal races to find its missing as flood area remains largely inaccessible (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Nepal's rescuers are racing against the clock to find the over 4,000 people missing after the flash floods that devastated an area in the north of the country on August 26. Rescue operations include one where workers are trying to save hundreds believed to be stuck inside a blocked hydropower projec…

  17. WHEC Rochester

    Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and China (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    Rescuers are racing to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border. The efforts unfolded Monday as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched for missing loved ones.

  18. Breitbart News

    Rescuers Try to Save 900 People Trapped in Nepal Hydropower Tunnels by Flood (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Rescue workers in Nepal are rushing to save over 900 missing hydropower workers after last week’s devastating flash flood.

  19. The Oregonian

    950 dead from Nepal, China flood as hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels (opens The Oregonian)

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    The Oregonian's feed description

    More than 4,400 people are still missing.

  20. News Nation Now

    Rescuers comb through mud and debris as Nepal-China floods leave more than 1,000 dead (opens News Nation Now)

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    News Nation Now's feed description

    KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescue teams with search dogs combed through mud, rocks and debris Tuesday in Nepal and China looking for thousands of people still missing after catastrophic flooding tore through communities across the Himalayas, leaving more than 1,000 dead.

  21. CBS News

    Hundreds of Nepal flood survivors trapped near hydroelectric plant (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    The death toll from the catastrophic flash flooding in Nepal has surpassed 1,000, authorities said, as the search continues for the thousands still missing. Ramy Inocencio has the latest.

  22. NPR

    A week after the deadly floods in Nepal, rescuers work to find survivors (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Nearly a week after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet, rescuers are still searching for people trapped in hydropower plants. But first they have to find the plants.

  23. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    Hopes of finding survivors dim a week after catastrophic Nepal flood (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    A week after the deadly flash floods in Nepal, rescue operations were focused on the ruins of power plants where those trapped in tunnels could have managed to survive.

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