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Nepal Disaster Toll Passes 900 as Hundreds Remain Trapped in Hydropower Tunnels
Nepal intensified rescue operations following the catastrophic Himalayan floods, with more than 900 people reported dead and nearly 5,000 missing. Rescuers are focusing on 933 workers believed trapped in hydropower tunnels, using controlled explosions and excavation equipment as Indian and Chinese teams assist Nepalese forces.
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The disaster has become both a humanitarian emergency and a major warning about infrastructure vulnerability in the warming Himalayas.
Hydropower provides a crucial part of Nepal's electricity system, while an estimated $124 billion of infrastructure is exposed to climate-related disasters.
Rescuers will continue trying to reach workers inside blocked tunnels. Nepal is also pushing China for better glacier-risk, water-level and early-warning data to improve cross-border disaster preparedness.
Ice-rock/glacier collapse triggers catastrophic flooding
Nepal and Tibet suffer widespread destruction
Death toll climbs rapidly
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Toll exceeds 900; tunnel rescue becomes priority
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Search operations, infrastructure assessment and cross-border early-warning cooperation.
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