Report From Bidur: Four Days After the Flood in Nepal, Rescue Efforts Continue
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The aftermath of the floods in Nepal remains devastating. The country's morgues are overflowing, forcing authorities to carry out immediate burials. Rescue operations are underway, with helicopters and medical teams deployed in the worst-affected areas. Hundreds of workers are feared to be trapped at hydroelectric power plants. From Bidur, Nepal, our special correspondent Andrés Foncillas brings us more details.
More than a hundred people may be trapped in the tunnels of power plants under construction.
India has stood by Nepal after the terrible disaster. An 11-member expert rescue team sent by Delhi is already working in the neighboring country. China has sent a 9-member expert team.
Rescue teams acting in dangerous conditions after the sudden floods of Wednesdays in Nepal brought heavy equipment before trying to enter the tunnels of hydrocentres, where more than 100 workers could be blocked. The rains fell last night and the increased levels of the rivers made it difficult for the rescuers to work before [...]
Nepalese rescue workers trying to reach hydropower workers trapped in tunnels blocked by mudslides after floods were hampered by overnight heavy rain and rising river levels on Sunday. The Nepalese government said there could still be life in several tunnels of hydropower projects...
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