The death toll from Nepal's devastating floods has passed nine hundred, with more than four thousand people still missing — among them some nine hundred workers believed trapped in hydropower tunnels blocked by mud and rock.
Nepal's government says reaching the trapped workers is its highest priority, with rescue teams from India, China and South Korea joining the effort.
But officials say the sheer volume of debris brought down by the floodwaters is making the search extremely difficult.
Ishan Garg reports from New Delhi.
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Ishan Garg in New Delhi says Chinese authorities have warned of further avalanches and flooding — identifying zones where glacial meltwater could be trapped behind natural dams that risk bursting.
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Ishan Garg in New Delhi says Chinese authorities have warned that glacial meltwater trapped behind natural dams in several high-risk zones could burst through — sending further floods into Nepal, where twenty thousand personnel are already deployed in rescue operations.
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