Associated Press September 01, 2026 • 02:18

Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and Tibet - AP News

By Shristi Kafle, Huizhong Wu

Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and Tibet - AP News

Rescuers are racing to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border. The efforts unfolded Monday as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate …

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China borde… [+6666 chars]

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