Rescuers in Nepal have pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel, raising hopes of reaching a dozen others believed to be trapped nine days after catastrophic floods devastated towns and swept away villages
Rescuers pulled out two survivors as the search continued for hundreds missing inside hydropower projects that were buried in the flooding catastrophe last week.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said. The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, devastated towns and [...]
Rescue teams in Nepal are trying to locate workers who may still be alive within mountain hydropower tunnels, but the passageways are clogged with mud following last week's deadly flash floods. Construction engineer Leon Jacobs agrees it's possible some workers have survived. “Because the tunnels are so large, there’s a fair amount of air down there," he told "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" on Wednesday. "The question, of course, becomes what do they have for food and water?” #World #Nepal #Floods Anchor Elizabeth Vargas delivers the biggest stories, without bias or opinion. Watch "Elizabeth Vargas Reports" every weeknight at 7p/6C on NewsNation. #VargasReports NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans.
Flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border has killed at least 1,114 people and left nearly 4,000 missing, with the Nepali government now shifting its focus from rescue to rebuilding, even as families across dozens of countries still wait for word on loved ones. Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority posted an update Wednesday […] The post Nepal flood death toll climbs past 1,100 as nearly 4,000 remain missing appeared first on American Almanac .
Flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border has killed at least 1,114 people and left nearly 4,000 missing, with the Nepali government now shifting its focus from rescue to rebuilding, even as families across dozens of countries still wait for word on loved ones. Nepal's National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority posted an update Wednesday morning putting the confirmed death toll at 1,114, a jump of more than 100 from the 1,003 bodies recovered just one day earlier. The agency listed 3,916 people as missing. On the Chinese side of the border, state media outlet Xinhua News Agency reported 16 dead and 546 missing, citing Chinese officials. The combined figures mean well over 4,400 people across the border region remain…Open
CNN's Will Ripley spoke to a girl who lost 17 family members in the Nepal floods as the death count rises to over 1000+ dead and more that 4400+ still missing. And CNN's Anderson Cooper speaks to a bus driver, who saved dozens of children from deadly flooding. Hopes are fading for a quick rescue operation as Nepali crews and foreign specialists race to find scores of workers feared trapped alive inside hydropower tunnels in Nepal, after thick mud buried the facilities during last week’s devastating flash floods. 0:00 Sleeping on two-story high building is still not a safe place 3:30 Displaced families living in makeshift shelter fearing more floods 6:30 Bus driver on his thoughts as he saved dozens of children from deadly flooding Watch…
Around 900 people working inside Nepal's hydropower tunnels are among the missing after the devastating floods in the China-Nepal border regions. Prof. Arnold Dix, a geologist, engineer and tunnel expert consulting on the rescue effort, describes the conditions in the tunnels and what rescuers are doing now. 0:00 Around 900 workers believed to be trapped in hydropower tunnels 0:28 Prof. Arnold Dix, tunnel expert, on likely conditions inside tunnels 4:25 Dix: "Even finding the spots to dig. . .has been an enormous challenge" 5:22 Anderson Cooper speaks with Prof. Arnold Dix Watch 24/7 live news with CNN Headlines: https://bit.ly/4eIvlTr #Nepal #Flood #News
The death toll from catastrophic flash floods and landslides in Nepal has climbed to at least 1,010 people, with around 4,000 others still missing. The disaster was triggered by a glacial collapse, and rescue crews are racing to reach remote areas, including hundreds of workers trapped at hydropower projects. John Torpey with the World Central Kitchen speaks to the efforts the organization to help the country recover.
Six days after devastating floods struck the Nepal-China border, CNN’s Anderson Cooper speaks with rescuers on the front lines as they work to reach hundreds of hydropower workers who are unaccounted for.
A woman in Nepal pulled two children to safety just seconds before a torrent of mud and water swept through their street, as the country faces a deadly cascade of flash floods and landslides that have left thousands dead or missing. In dramatic footage described by the Daily Mail, a woman is seen grabbing two […] The post Woman saves two children moments before flash floods strike in Nepal mudslide disaster appeared first on American Almanac .
A woman in Nepal pulled two children to safety just seconds before a torrent of mud and water swept through their street, as the country faces a deadly cascade of flash floods and landslides that have left thousands dead or missing. In dramatic footage described by the Daily Mail , a woman is seen grabbing two children near a roadside and dragging them uphill, barely ahead of a surging mudslide that demolished a home moments later. The children’s relationship to the woman is not clear, and their names and ages are not provided, but her quick action almost certainly saved their lives. This close brush with disaster came as Nepal and neighboring Tibet have been battered by a series of catastrophic floods, glacial collapses, and mudslides…Open