Major rescue efforts are continuing in Nepal for hydropower workers caught up in flooding, as the country’s reported death toll has risen above 1,000.
The operation centres on workers linked to a hydropower project, including at least one tunnel worker who described a desperate escape from advancing floodwater. The worker said the flood appeared to pursue him as he ran for about 20 minutes.
The account highlights the danger faced by people working in or around hydropower infrastructure during the flooding. The supplied information does not state how many workers are still awaiting rescue, how many have already been brought to safety, or the precise location of the tunnel involved.
The rising death toll indicates the scale of the disaster in Nepal, where rescue teams are still engaged in efforts to reach affected hydropower workers. Further details on casualties among the workers, the condition of survivors and the progress of the rescue operation have not been provided in the supplied material.
The latest known position is that rescue work remains under way while Nepal’s death toll stands at more than 1,000.
