Nepal Says Workers Trapped in Dam Tunnel Are Alive as Flood Deaths Top 1,252

Nepal Says Workers Trapped in Dam Tunnel Are Alive as Flood Deaths Top 1,252

Nepal's government says 46 workers trapped in an underground tunnel at a hydropower plant near Tibet are likely still alive, over a week after a melting glacier collapsed and sent floodwater racing 60 miles at 100mph. Rescue teams are using diggers and heat-sensing drones. Over 1,252 people are confirmed dead; more than 4,200 are still missing.

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