Relatives of missing tourists are pressing for blood samples and photos as rescue teams race to save hundreds of workers trapped in collapsed hydropower stations following Nepal’s catastrophic floods. With nearly 1,000 confirmed dead and over 600 still stranded in ruined facilities, crews have constructed temporary bridges and dug through debris in the Himalayas to reach remote areas. Authorities report more than 11,000 rescues so far, while power and communication lines have been partially restored in some devastated regions. The disaster has left entire towns and valleys in ruins, shifting focus to both recovery and accounting for those unaccounted for.
Relatives of missing tourists asked for blood samples and photos, as efforts continue to rescue trapped hydropower workersNepal-Tibet floods – latest updatesVisual guide: How the Nepal-Tibet flash flood unfoldedNepali rescuers have built temporary bridges to reach remote areas and dug through the ruins of hydropower projects in the Himalayas to rescue hundreds of trapped workers, as the death toll passed 1,000 nearly a week after devastating floods left a trail of destruction across the country’s towns and valleys.About 600 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts. The prime minister, Balendra Shah, said more than 11,000 people had been rescued across the affected region, and power and communication lines had been restored in some areas. Continue reading...
