Rescuers in Nepal pull about 100 people from a flooded hydropower tunnel, as the death toll from severe floods linked to storms and flooding along Nepal’s border with China continues to rise. Nepal’s army participates in the operation after people were believed trapped inside the tunnel at a hydropower facility in one of the country’s worst-hit districts.
Both outlets report that the wider flooding situation remains volatile because a lake formed by landslides is threatening to overflow. In at least one phase of the response, rescue work is paused due to concerns that additional flooding could occur if the lake overflows. While some survivors are reached, families across the affected area continue searching for relatives, as the number of missing people remains high and authorities warn that risks from unstable terrain persist.
