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Rescuers dig into tunnel as missing toll from Nepal, China disaster nears 3,000

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Rescue efforts are underway at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site in Nepal following a disaster that has left the combined death and missing toll near 3,000 people across Nepal and China. On Saturday, August 29, the Nepali army achieved a breakthrough by inserting a pipe into a tunnel where workers are believed to be trapped.

The operation remains critical as teams work to reach those potentially stranded within the infrastructure. The incident is part of a larger-scale regional catastrophe affecting both Nepal and China, with the total number of missing individuals continuing to rise as recovery operations proceed.

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