Hundreds of workers feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as Nepal flood deaths cross 900

Catastrophic flooding and mudslides along the Nepal-China border have resulted in a death toll exceeding 900, with thousands of people reported missing six days after the disaster. Authorities and disaster management agencies report that the fatalities reached at least 919 in Nepal, alongside 16 deaths recorded in China. Additionally, the number of missing individuals in Nepal has climbed to nearly 4,800, which includes hundreds of foreign nationals.

In the aftermath of the severe weather, rescue operations are actively underway. Emergency responders are rushing to reach hundreds of workers who are believed to be trapped inside mud-buried tunnels at hydropower sites in the region. The ongoing rescue efforts are accompanied by increasingly desperate searches by families looking for their missing loved ones as disaster authorities continue to update casualty and missing persons figures.