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Over 4,000 remain missing a week after Nepal glacier collapseWorld4:33

Rescue operations are continuing in Nepal as international aid arrives, with hundreds of people still trapped inside hydropower tunnels. More than 1,200 have died and over 4,000 remain missing, including nearly 590 foreigners from 39 countries.

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Partner of Australian missing in Nepal questions privacy lawsSociety

An Australian medical student’s partner is missing after the Nepal floods. The student says technology companies should do more by sharing data that could help rescue teams narrow their search areas for him and others caught in the disaster.

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Nepal struggles to identify remains found after floodsWorld1:23

Authorities in Nepal are struggling to identify remains recovered after recent flash floods, with some bodies already badly decomposed. For health reasons, unidentified remains are being buried after DNA samples are collected, while relatives of missing people can submit samples at collection centres for genetic comparison.

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Nepal flood reconstruction will be ‘terribly hard’ and could take years: ExpertWorld

Nepal faces a prolonged and difficult recovery after devastating floods destroyed communities and displaced thousands. David Sanderson, a University of New South Wales professor and founder of the HowWeSurvive initiative, says rebuilding and moving displaced people into long-term housing will be major challenges, while warning of risks to displaced communities.

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Nearly 5,000 still missing a week after glacier collapseWorld

Nearly 5,000 people remain missing one week after a glacier collapse at the Nepal-China border. Anuradha Mittal, founder and executive director of the Oakland Institute, describes the rescue effort and the humanitarian tragedy.

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Why the Nepal flash flood was almost impossible to predictScience

A collapsed glacier in Nepal triggered catastrophic flooding that killed more than 1,000 people, with thousands still missing. Andrew Chang examines what made the flood so violent and why the Himalayas’ scale and the region’s climate make prediction and monitoring so difficult.

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Nepal tunnel rescue faces unprecedented challenges, expert saysWorld

Rescuers in Nepal are racing to reach hundreds of workers believed trapped in tunnels at a hydropower project after catastrophic flooding. Tunnel engineering professor Arnold Dix says rocks the size of cars are blocking the route, making the operation unlike any rescue he has seen. Crews have located the entrance, set up drainage and are using explosives to clear the boulders.

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Nepal-Tibet floods: What recovery really meansWorld

Thousands remain missing after catastrophic floods swept across the Nepal-Tibet border. Families are still searching for loved ones, survivors are returning to damaged homes and communities are beginning the long work of rebuilding while the search continues.

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Nepal rescuers race to reach hundreds feared trapped in Rasuwa hydropower tunnelsWorld

Rescuers in Nepal are working urgently to reach hundreds of workers believed trapped in hydropower tunnels in Rasuwa near the Chinese border. Catastrophic flash floods last week damaged at least a dozen projects. Crews are using excavators and controlled blasts to remove boulders blocking entrances, while officials hope some workers survived in areas the water did not reach.

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Nepal-Tibet floods renew hope for hydro workers trapped in tunnelsWorld

Hope has returned that some hydro workers in Nepal may have survived inside tunnels along a river hit by last week’s enormous flash flood. In Nepal and China, however, there is little expectation that thousands of other missing people are alive. The death toll has passed 1,200.

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‘We lost six members of my family’: Nepal families hold last rites after deadly floodsSociety

Nepalese families are mourning loved ones while rescuers search for survivors a week after catastrophic flash floods struck the Himalayan nation. At least 1,114 people have died and nearly 4,000 are missing. Relatives in Kathmandu are giving DNA samples to identify victims, while families in Trishuli held symbolic last rites for women swept away while working in paddy fields.

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How Much Did Climate Change Contribute to Nepal’s Devastating Floods?Science

Flooding along Nepal’s border with Tibet has killed 1,200 people, with the toll still rising and thousands missing. The UN says the world has failed to prevent temperatures from exceeding 1.5°C. Sunil Acharya, Transition Lead at the NGO Recourse, assesses how much climate warming contributed to the disaster.

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Nepal flood survivor lost 17 family membersWorld

CNN spoke with a girl who lost 17 family members in Nepal’s floods, where the death toll has risen above 1,000 and more than 4,400 people remain missing. Rescue teams are racing to search for workers feared trapped alive in hydropower tunnels buried by mud.

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Flash floods devastate Nepal’s Rasuwa as rescuers search for missing peopleWorld

The destruction from a rock-and-ice avalanche in the Himalayas a week ago is worsening by the day. Landslides triggered floods that swept away villages, roads, bridges, homes and livelihoods, while rescue teams have recovered more than 1,000 bodies from the mud. Northern Nepal’s Rasuwa district is the worst-hit area.

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Search continues for tunnel workers in Nepal floodsWorld

Nepali authorities believe dozens of workers trapped in hydropower tunnels may still be alive because some sections contain chambers with air supplies. Rescue efforts remain difficult as severe weather and heavy rain continue to worsen conditions.

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Hope of finding survivors in Nepal-Tibet disaster is decreasingWorld

A week after a glacier collapse caused catastrophic flooding across Nepal and Tibet, the death toll is rising and rescue teams are stretched to the limit. Nepal’s Emergency Operations Centre says hope remains, but the chances of finding survivors are diminishing. At least 1,100 people have died and nearly 4,000 are unaccounted for in Nepal, while Chinese state media reports 16 deaths and about 500 missing in Tibet. Access to parts of the disaster zone is improving.

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‘Nepal is my home – now I’m reporting on its worst disaster’World

As the world follows the aftermath of devastating floods in Nepal, journalist Anup Kaphle questions when coverage of a natural disaster shifts from legitimate global concern into spectacle. A native of Nepal, he returned home to help tell the country’s story.

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Nepal floods: Hundreds of unidentified bodiesWorld

A week after devastating floods hit Nepal, hospitals and morgues in Kathmandu are struggling to handle the influx of dead. As hopes of finding more survivors fade, authorities have begun collecting DNA samples from relatives of the missing to help identify the bodies.

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