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At least 81 killed after heavy rain and flooding in northern India

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Nepal holds a day of mourning after flash floods kill more than 1,300

Rescue efforts have increasingly focused on 12 hydropower projects, where about 900 workers are missing and roughly 500 are believed to be trapped in various tunnels, authorities said.

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Two hydropower workers rescued alive after nine days trapped in Nepal tunnel

Nepal Army images show two hydropower workers rescued alive after nine days trapped inside a flood-buried tunnel in Rasuwa.

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Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal nine days after floods

About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels, according to local authorities.

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Nepal Army cable helps Nuwakot flood survivors cross river

Flood survivors in Nuwakot cross the swollen Trishuli River on a temporary cable as soldiers and residents help pull them to safety.

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Glacier at centre of Nepal disaster had been retreating for 35 years

Nepal has contributed little to the emissions driving global warming yet it is suffering the worst consequences.

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Mass burials of victims continue in Nepal one week after flash floods

Many were outraged and expressed their disapproval after the government revealed it intended to carry out mass “temporary” burials of the deceased. Nepal’s largely Hindu community objected to the measure which they say goes against religious traditions.

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Nepal families post photos of missing relatives on Kathmandu hospital wall

Families in Kathmandu post photos of missing relatives after Nepal floods kill more than 1,000 people, with thousands still unaccounted for.

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South London Hindu temple prays for missing members after deadly floods in Nepal

Sixteen members of a south London Hindu temple remain missing after a flood near Nepal and Tibet, leaving families waiting for news of loved ones.

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Death toll passes 1,000 from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China

The 26 August disaster began with a chain of events high in the Himalayas. A glacial collapse sent large amounts of rock, ice and meltwater into valleys below, triggering powerful floods downstream.

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Nepal flood death toll passes 900 as search for survivors continues

Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet continued searching for survivors on Sunday after flash floods along the border killed hundreds and left thousands missing, with aid flown into cut-off districts by helicopter.

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Hundreds of unidentified flood victims 'temporarily buried' in Nepal

Temporary burials of hundreds of the catastrophic flood victims have caused public outrage in parts of the country who accused authorities of not following Hindu burial rites and mismanaging the situation.

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Nepal warns of more possible floods as death toll rises to over 750

Flood warning notifications were issued to people's phones throughout Sunday morning as rescue workers tried to evacuate a main route connecting Kathmandu to one of the places most severely affected by Wednesday's devastating floods.

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Hundreds of foreign nationals among the missing following Nepal floods

On Friday, Nepal's tourism board put the number of tourists still "out of communication" at 622 - 471 of which were foreign tourists.

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Number of missing in Nepal floods rises to nearly 3,000

Rescuers were battling through mud even as the threat of new floods loomed, with emergency teams recovering 682 bodies so far.

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Nepal: army rescues hundreds as diaspora mourns lives lost

Nepal’s army rescues hundreds from a flooded hydropower tunnel as more than 1,500 remain missing, while the Nepali diaspora holds vigils in New York.

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At least 586 dead and over 2,400 missing after Nepal-Tibet floods

Rescuers have reached previously inaccessible areas as Nepal appeals for international aid and continues to attempt to rescue 100 workers trapped in a hydropower plant tunnel.