# Nepal steps up rescue effort to reach hundreds trapped in tunnels

https://mins.news/en/item/37628

- Reuters, 2026-08-30 14:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nepal-steps-up-rescue-effort-reach-hundreds-trapped-tunnels-2026-08-30/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a943d41fb274f0001268866

> Nepal’s military flew heavy machinery by helicopter on Sunday to an under-construction dam high in the Himalayas. Rescuers are fighting rising water to reach workers trapped in a tunnel, four days after catastrophic floods stranded them inside.

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