Cover image: This handout photograph taken and released by Nepal's Prime Minister Secretariat on August 31, 2026 shows Nepali soldiers inspecting a tunnel to rescue workers after flash floods at Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project in Rasuwa district. © Nepal's Prime Minister Secretariat handout via AFP

Nepal's rescuers navigate mud-swamped tunnels for hundreds of missing workers

· France 24

The death toll in Nepal has crossed 1,000 from the deadly floods that tore through an area on the border with Tibet on August 26, and nearly 4,000 people remain missing. six days on hopes for survivors are dimming, but rescuers focused on a network of hydropower sites along the Trishuli River are holding out hope. Of the roughly 900 workers missing, some 500 people are believed to be trapped in the tunnels, according to Nepalese authorities.