Third worker rescued from Nepal tunnel, woman found alive in rubble 10 days after devastating floods
The rescue brings to a total of three workers saved from a hydropower tunnel where roughly 500 people are believed to be trapped.
The rescue brings to a total of three workers saved from a hydropower tunnel where roughly 500 people are believed to be trapped.
Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel as emergency teams continued efforts to reach others believed to be trapped and still alive inside, officials said.
More than 3,000 people are still missing after catastrophic flash floods hit following a glacial collapse high in the Himalayan region.
Poor weather and challenging terrain have hampered aerial rescue operations in Nepal and Tibet.
Rescuers pulled out survivors and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety as Nepal and China raced to respond after catastrophic flash floods​ killed hundreds of people and left more than…
Authorities temporarily stopped rescue efforts due to fears that a newly formed, overflowing lake could trigger further flooding in areas devastated by the flash flood along the Himalayan Nepal-China border.
Rescue teams were searching for hundreds of missing people along the Nepal-China border after a deadly torrent of floods and mud swept through communities following a glacial collapse.
The flash floods decimated villages, slamming into houses, roads, bridges and power plants.