Nepal tunnel rescuers hunt for survivors with rafts and drone
Hope for survivors in Nepal as tunnel rescue efforts continue.
Hope for survivors in Nepal as tunnel rescue efforts continue.
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- What happened
- What comes next
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Eight days on from the deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border, rescuers were still looking for survivors who are thought to be trapped inside tunnels along Nepal's Trishuli River.
At least 1, 200 individuals have died and thousands more are missing after a "glacial collapse" high in the Himalayas, led to floodwater and debris sweeping through roads and villages. B.
BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri travelled to one of the sites of one of the tunnels. You are now after Nepal.
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Taken together, the developments around nepal tunnel rescuers hunt for survivors with rafts and drone point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.
