New Delhi: Rescue operations in Nepal intensified on Tuesday as teams continued searching for thousands of people missing after catastrophic floods struck the Nepal China border region nearly a week ago. The disaster has now claimed more than 1,000 lives across Nepal and Tibet, while over 4,400 people remain missing.
A major focus of the rescue effort is the country’s hydropower sector, where hundreds of workers are feared to be trapped inside tunnels buried under mud and debris. Around 900 workers across 12 hydropower projects are believed to have been affected, with approximately 500 feared trapped inside large underground tunnels. Four bodies have so far been recovered from the tunnel sites.
Nepali rescue teams are being supported by specialists from India and China as they work to clear blocked routes and reach isolated areas. Excavators, controlled explosions and other heavy equipment are being deployed to remove massive quantities of mud and debris. Difficult terrain, damaged infrastructure and unstable conditions continue to slow the operation.
Despite the scale of the disaster, more than 10,000 people have been rescued so far. Authorities estimate that over 90,000 people have been affected by the floods and resulting destruction.
The search for missing people remains especially challenging along the Nepal China border, where roads, bridges and other critical infrastructure have been severely damaged. Several areas remain difficult to reach, leaving families anxiously waiting for information about relatives whose whereabouts are still unknown.
Foreign nationals are also among those reported missing. South Korean authorities have continued efforts to locate missing citizens using helicopters and drones, but the searches have so far produced no significant breakthrough.
With thousands still unaccounted for, rescue teams are facing a race against time as they continue clearing tunnels and debris in the hope of finding survivors.
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