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Rescue teams successfully extracted two construction workers from a tunnel buried under mud and debris following catastrophic flooding in Nepal. Their survival after nine days has provided rare hope for other missing individuals trapped in the disaster zone.
Following catastrophic floods that killed hundreds and left many missing, Nepal is intensifying efforts to improve its early warning systems, including seeking Chinese satellite data. Search operations continue for nine South Koreans still missing in the worst-hit areas.
Glacial flash floods across Nepal and Tibet have killed more than 1,000 people, with search teams focusing on trapped workers inside collapsed hydropower tunnels. International aid groups and neighboring countries are mobilizing disaster relief as thousands remain unaccounted for.
Severe flooding and landslides across Nepal have killed hundreds of people, swept away schools, and left hundreds of hydropower construction workers trapped in submerged tunnels. Rescue teams are racing against time to locate survivors while authorities implement emergency health measures to prevent disease outbreaks.
Catastrophic flash floods in Nepal have killed at least 675 people and left nearly 3,000 missing, triggering extensive search-and-rescue operations across difficult terrain. Authorities have declined international assistance while warning that post-disaster recovery will require billions of dollars.
A 21-year-old worker was killed by a falling slab in a tunnel in Uttarakhand, three years after the same tunnel was the site of a dramatic rescue of 41 trapped workers.
Emergency crews rescued dozens of trapped workers using makeshift zip lines after catastrophic flooding inundated a hydropower construction tunnel in Nepal. Survivors recounted harrowing escape attempts as international aid mobilized to support recovery efforts and mourn the dead.
Rescue operations continue across Nepal and the Tibet border as the death toll from catastrophic flash floods exceeds 950, with thousands still unaccounted for. Authorities warn that melting Himalayan glaciers are intensifying the frequency and severity of such disasters.
Severe flash floods and mudslides triggered by a glacier collapse have killed hundreds and left thousands missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region. Emergency crews are racing against rising waters to reach residents trapped inside collapsed road tunnels.
Ten miners in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, remained trapped in the Raspotočje mine for a fourth consecutive night. Rescue efforts are ongoing to free the trapped workers.
Hope is diminishing for eight workers still trapped after 55 hours following the collapse of a garbage depot in Pune, with rescue officials unable to make contact and fearing they may not have survived.
Officials express cautious optimism that workers trapped inside a hydropower facility remain alive as floodwaters continue to impact the region following heavy rainfall.
Good chance that trapped workers are still alive in Nepal hydropower plant, official says Reuters
A severe explosion at an unlicensed firecracker factory in Uttar Pradesh has killed at least eleven people and left dozens injured. Rescue teams are searching for trapped workers as authorities investigate safety violations at the facility.
A catastrophic glacial flood and subsequent landslides across Nepal and Tibet have killed at least 750 people and left thousands missing. International aid is now flowing into the region as rescuers face renewed flooding and natural dams blocking access to affected areas.
Twelve rat miners who saved 41 trapped workers during the 2023 Silkyara tunnel rescue operation have been awarded the Sarvottam Jeevan Raksha Padak for their exceptional courage and selfless service.
One of four trapped miners has been pulled to safety following a partial collapse at the Santa Fe gold mine in El Rosario, Sinaloa, where rescue efforts are ongoing for the remaining trapped workers.