Nepal Flood News Today Live Updates: Over 1,100 dead; India sends forensic and tunnel rescue teams, relief supplies
A tunnel rescue team from India partners with the Nepali Army to undertake joint search and rescue operations at critical hydropower tunnel sites at Chilime, in Rasuwa on Tuesday. (Photo: MEA/ANI Video Grab)
As the toll in Nepal’s flash flood has crossed 1,000, rescuers are racing to reach workers possibly trapped inside tunnels at hydropower projects. Among nearly 4,000 people missing after the deadly deluge, 900 are hydropower workers believed to be trapped in 12 projects, with 500 likely to be stuck in tunnels, news agency Associated Press (AP) reported.
Meanwhile, the police in Kathmandu buried dozens of bodies in multiple trenches. Nepal’s disaster agency said that over 1,100 deaths have been recorded so far, with over 3,900 people missing, out of whom 583 are foreign nationals. A 19-member specialised forensics team from India is in Kathmandu to analyse DNA samples, helping the forensic experts there in identifying bodies.
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India has said 163 nationals have been rescued from Nepal so far, as India sustained its relief and rescue efforts in coordination with Nepalese authorities. India has also deployed a tunnel rescue team in Nepal, extending support to the Nepalese authorities in carrying out the operations
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