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Rescue teams keep searching for tunnel survivors after Nepal flash flood disaster
Eight days after a glacial collapse triggered deadly floods on the Nepal-Tibet border, rescuers are still probing tunnels along the Trishuli River for trapped victims.
A massive glacial break high in the Himalayas unleashed floodwaters that swept roads and villages, killing at least 1,200 people and leaving thousands missing. Search crews are focusing on tunnels near the Trishuli River, where survivors may be trapped. a correspondent at one outlet visited one of the affected tunnel sites to report on the ongoing effort.
Why it matters
The ongoing rescue highlights the human toll of climate-related glacial failures in the Himalayas.
How this story developed
- Aug 27 Flash Floods from Glacial Collapse Leave Hundreds Dead and Thousands Missing on Nepal-Tibet Border
- Aug 31 Stage‑four water restrictions were enacted after the Transcanyon waterline was destroyed.
- Aug 31 Drilling and air‑pumping operations at the Trishuli‑3A tunnel have begun to free trapped workers.
- Aug 31 The number of missing persons in Nepal has risen to about 4,200.
- Sep 1 Death toll rose to at least 950 and missing counts climbed to over 4,400, including about 80 Americans and up to 43 Australians.
- Sep 1 A second fatality was confirmed, bringing the death toll to two.
- Sep 1 An Australian survivor was located, reducing the number of missing Australians to 42.
- Sep 1 Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths in Tibet and 546 people still missing on the Chinese side of the disaster.
- Sep 1 John Giusti identified as the deceased victim and a third companion, Timothy Smith, remains missing.
- Sep 1 Two victims identified and rescue operations reported to have saved about 80 people.
- Sep 2 South Rim hotels and lodges were ordered to close indefinitely because of the water outage.
- Sep 3 Families held symbolic funerals for missing victims.
- Sep 3 Death toll rose above 1,270 and bodies recovered reached 1,252.
- Sep 3 Park officials said river‑gauge alarms stopped transmitting as the flood intensified.
In this story
glacial collapseflash floodstunnel rescueTrishuli RiverHimalayascasualtiessearch effortAzadeh Moshiri
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