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Nepal-Tibet flash flood live updates: China halts rescue at epicentre over flood risk, state media reports; death toll at 469, say Nepali police

Lake formed by debris is overflowing towards area rescuers were headed, broadcaster says; 1,300 people still missing amid race to find survivors Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, and hundreds killed Nepal-Tibet flash flood: what we know so far on day three Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfolded Tell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wednesday’s flooding . “Two helicopters have been dispatched but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the entry points of the tunnel,” army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet told AFP. Relief efforts are also under way to provide the rescued people what they need. The army is still working to safely evacuate more than 100 people trapped in the same tunnel. Continue reading...

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Lake formed by debris is overflowing towards area rescuers were headed, broadcaster says; 1,300 people still missing amid race to find survivors Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, and hundreds killed Nepal-Tibet flash flood: what we know so far on day three Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfolded Tell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wednesday’s flooding . “Two helicopters have been dispatched but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the entry points of the tunnel,” army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet told AFP. Relief efforts are also under way to provide the rescued people what they need. The army is still working to safely evacuate more than 100 people trapped in the same tunnel. Continue reading...

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According to The Guardian’s source item, Nepal-Tibet flash flood live updates: China halts rescue at epicentre over flood risk, state media reports; death toll at 469, say Nepali police, Lake formed by debris is overflowing towards area rescuers were headed, broadcaster says; 1,300 people still missing amid race to find survivors Nearly 1,400 missing, mostly tourists, and hundreds killed Nepal-Tibet flash flood: what we know so far on day three Visual guide: how the deadly flooding unfolded Tell us: have you been affected by the flash floods? More now on the Nepali army’s rescue operation to save about 100 people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by Wednesday’s flooding . “Two helicopters have been dispatched but it is challenging because it is tough to even locate the entry points of the tunnel,” army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet told AFP. Relief efforts are also under way to provide the rescued people what they need. The army is still working to safely evacuate more than 100 people trapped in the same tunnel. Continue reading…

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