Nepal seeks survivors two weeks after deadly floods
- KATHMANDU: Nepali rescuers clung to hopes of finding survivors trapped in hydropower tunnels on Wednesday (Sep 9), two weeks after deadly flooding triggered by a glacial mountain collapse.
- The Aug 26 tsunami-like surge of water, mud and debris, which began on the China-Nepal border, has killed more than 1,401 people and left 5,845 missing.
- "The rescue and search work in the tunnels at Trishuli 3A, 3B and Chilime hydropower projects is ongoing," Nepal Army spokesman Raja Ram Basnet told AFP.
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- KATHMANDU: Nepali rescuers clung to hopes of finding survivors trapped in hydropower tunnels on Wednesday (Sep 9), two weeks after deadly flooding triggered by a glacial mountain collapse.
- The Aug 26 tsunami-like surge of water, mud and debris, which began on the China-Nepal border, has killed more than 1,401 people and left 5,845 missing.
- "The rescue and search work in the tunnels at Trishuli 3A, 3B and Chilime hydropower projects is ongoing," Nepal Army spokesman Raja Ram Basnet told AFP.
Sources: CNA