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Nepal teams seek hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods

by | Aug 31, 2026 | JPost | 0 comments

Rescuers use diggers to clear way to a tunnel of the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project, following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Nuwakot district, Nepal, in this handout, obtained by Reuters on August 31, 2026. (photo credit: Nepal Army/Handout via REUTERS)
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.