Rescue efforts continue as Nepal-China flood death toll surpasses 1,270
ThinkingNews Desk · how this was written
Deadly flash floods have devastated villages along the Nepal-China border, killing more than 1,200 people and leaving thousands missing. Rescue teams are using helicopters, zip lines and tunnel operations to reach isolated communities, while authorities plan to identify victims through DNA testing. Survivors in relief camps continue to struggle for food, medicine and the recovery of loved ones.
Written from all 3 reports below, not from any single one.
How it was reported
- BBC News·'Nothing but mud and silt' - the village swept away by deadly floods in Nepal
BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri spoke to a local, who is still waiting for his his wife's body to be retrieved, as rescue efforts continue.
- BBC News·Nepal intensifies relief and recovery efforts after deadly floods, UN says
More than 1,200 people have died and thousands are missing, as rescue efforts continue and aid is airlifted to villages.
- Al Jazeera·Rescue efforts continue as Nepal-China flood death toll surpasses 1,270
Authorities in Nepal use helicopters and zip lines to reach remote flood-stricken villages amid widespread destruction.
- Al Jazeera·Stranded survivors in Nepal cross raging Trishuli River using zip line
Survivors in relief camps in Nepal are struggling to get basic commodities like food and medicine
- BBC News·Hope for survivors in Nepal as tunnel rescue efforts continue
South Asian correspondent Azadeh Moshiri is at the site of a tunnel where rescuers still hope to find survivors following the Nepal-Tibet floods.
- NPR·Nepali community in Texas grieves and prays for healing after flash floods
Nepalese groups in North Texas, which has one of the largest communities of people from Nepal in the U.S., continue to grieve the loss of hundreds of people after the devastating floods in August.
- Al Jazeera·Nepal flood victims to be identified through DNA
Nepal flood victims to be identified through DNA
- BBC News·Watch: Moment workers are rescued from Nepal tunnel
Rescuers pull two people from a hydropower tunnel more than a week after a massive flash flood devastated the Nepal-China border.
- NPR·2 trapped workers rescued from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods
Officials say rescuers in Nepal have pulled two workers alive from a tunnel Friday during an ongoing operation. The rescues come nine days after the Aug. 26 floods.
- Al Jazeera·Video: Workers rescued from hydro tunnel nine days after Nepal flooding
Two workers have been pulled alive from a hydropower tunnel nine days after deadly flash flooding hit Nepal.
- BBC News·'Layer upon layer of miracles': How Nepal flood survivors were rescued from tunnel
From searching for a buried tunnel entrance to blowing up rocks the size of cars, rescuers had to surmount multiple challenges to reach survivors.
- BBC News·Nepal rescuers try to reach dozens trapped in tunnel after two found alive
More than 1,300 people have died and thousands are missing, but rescuers' hopes have risen after finding survivors in a tunnel.
- BBC News·'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues give hope for more flood survivors
Two people have been rescued more than a week after more than 1,300 people were killed in flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border.
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