More than 100 people remain trapped in a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, while rescuers across the border in Tibet have been forced to withdraw as fears grow of renewed flooding.
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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The death toll from massive flash floods has risen to 469 in Nepal, police said Friday, as rescuers work to find hundreds of people still missing in the area on the Nepal-China border.The previous death toll was 390 in Nepal and three in Tibet. Authorities had also reported more than 1,400…
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What to know:Rescuers worked through mud and debris Friday in areas devastated by a catastrophic flash flood along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, continuing the search for hundreds of people still missing as the death toll rose and authorities warned that a newly formed, overflowing lake could trigger further flooding.Nepal police said Friday…
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