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Nepal races to find hundreds stuck in hydropower tunnels following floods
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Devastating floods along the Nepal-Tibet border have resulted in over a thousand fatalities, prompting authorities to begin mass burials for unclaimed victims. Rescue teams are actively working to locate and free hundreds of workers trapped inside hydropower tunnels in the region.
WHY IT MATTERS
The disaster has caused a massive loss of life and trapped hundreds of industrial workers, requiring urgent and ongoing emergency response efforts.
More than 1,000 people have been killed in the devastating floods that struck the border between Nepal and Tibet. Authorities have started mass burials for unclaimed bodies while they wait for victims' families to claim them. Meanwhile, rescue operations are underway to rescue hundreds of workers stuck in hydropower tunnels. FRANCE 24's Shahzaib Wahlah tells us more from the Chitwan district in Nepal.
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