Nepal army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnel
The Nepali army is conducting rescue operations for survivors trapped in a hydropower tunnel following devastating floods. The death toll from the disaster has reached 475 as rescue efforts continue across the region.
Why it matters
This highlights the scale of the humanitarian crisis caused by severe weather events in the Himalayas and the ongoing struggle for disaster recovery.
Nepal army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnel Close The Nepali army has been working to rescue survivors who had been trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower project in Rasuwa.
Footage shared by the country's prime minister office shows soliders carrying survivors and crawling across thick slates of mud to reach others.
An update issued by officials on Thursday indicated more than 100 people were estimated to have been trapped in the same tunnel.
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