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Nepal rescue focuses on workers trapped in tunnels

Nepal rescue focuses on workers trapped in tunnels

Search efforts continue for survivors of the devastating Nepal-Tibet floods with operations focused on tunnels in hydropower projects.

Nepal holds day of mourning as floods kill nearly 1400

Nepal holds day of mourning as floods kill nearly 1400

Nepal holds day of mourning as floods kill nearly 1400

Nepal holds day of mourning as floods kill nearly 1400

Grief-stricken Nepalis are holding the traditional Hindu day of mourning for the hundreds who died in the catastrophic ‌floods.

Two rescued in Nepal, relatives seek Tibet missing info

Two rescued in Nepal, relatives seek Tibet missing info

Two rescued in Nepal, relatives seek Tibet missing info

Two rescued in Nepal, relatives seek Tibet missing info

Rescuers have found two people alive in Nepal 10 days after floods hit the country as relatives of those missing in China urge more information to be released.

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Families beg for answers on loved ones missing in Nepal

Families beg for answers on loved ones missing in Nepal

Family members of Australians still missing in Nepal are seeking answers as search efforts continue.

Woman and Nepal hydropower tunnel worker rescued alive

Woman and Nepal hydropower tunnel worker rescued alive

Ten days after devastating floods swept the Himalayas, rescuers in Nepal have pulled a woman alive from mud and saved a third hydropower tunnel worker.

Aussie drone teams join rescue effort in Nepal

Aussie drone teams join rescue effort in Nepal

Dozens of Australians remaining missing in Nepal following catastrophic floods as the government deploys more search experts and aid to the disaster zone.

Two people pulled alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

Two people pulled alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

Rescue workers in Nepal have pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel nine days after devastating floods swept through the Himalayas.

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Australian drones, telco data sent to help Nepal search

Australian drones, telco data sent to help Nepal search

Australian drones, telco data sent to help Nepal search

Australian drones, telco data sent to help Nepal search

Specialist drones equipped with AI capabilities will travel to flood-ravaged Nepal with a 15-person team, as telco data is used to track missing Australians.

Nepal rescue hopes dim as death toll passes 1200

Nepal rescue hopes dim as death toll passes 1200

Nepal rescue hopes dim as death toll passes 1200

Nepal rescue hopes dim as death toll passes 1200

As the death toll from the devastating flood in Nepal passes 1200, rescuers are pinning their remaining hopes on people who may be trapped in tunnels.

Nepal toll tops 1100 as search for missing continues

Nepal toll tops 1100 as search for missing continues

Nepal toll tops 1100 as search for missing continues

Nepal toll tops 1100 as search for missing continues

Rescue teams are continuing to search for thousands of people still missing after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, as the death toll exceeds 1100.

Flood response could take months as death toll climbs

Flood response could take months as death toll climbs

Flood response could take months as death toll climbs

Flood response could take months as death toll climbs

Humanitarian aid workers are expected to remain in Nepal for months as an Australian who had been missing in the devastating floods is found safe.

Nepal death toll from catastrophic flooding passes 1000

Nepal death toll from catastrophic flooding passes 1000

Nepal death toll from catastrophic flooding passes 1000

Nepal death toll from catastrophic flooding passes 1000

Death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China has passed 1000, while more than 4400 people - including 43 Australians - are still missing.

Aussie families cling to hope in Nepal flood search

Aussie families cling to hope in Nepal flood search

Aussie families cling to hope in Nepal flood search

Aussie families cling to hope in Nepal flood search

The families of Australians missing after devastating flooding in Nepal are being realistic but still hope for news of their loved-ones.

'Blessed': Aussie feared missing in Nepal found safe

'Blessed': Aussie feared missing in Nepal found safe

'Blessed': Aussie feared missing in Nepal found safe

'Blessed': Aussie feared missing in Nepal found safe

An Australian woman missing in the Nepal floods has been found safe, Foreign Minister Penny Wong confirmed.

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Nepal floods toll climbs to 626, nearly 3000 missing

The death toll from a flash flood in the border region between Nepal and China has risen to 626, with almost 3000 people still missing.

Nepal flood toll rises as lake fears ease for rescuers

An overflowing barrier lake has briefly halted Nepal and China's rescue efforts, as the death toll from a catastrophic flood crosses 500 people.

Missing Aussie makes contact as flood disaster worsens

An Australian woman caught up in deadly flooding in Nepal has made contact with family as heavy continued rainfall makes rescue conditions difficult.

Hundreds dead, over 1000 missing after Himalayan flood

The search is on for hundreds of missing people on the Nepal-China border after a catastrophic flood devastated the region and killed more than 300 people.

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Fears for 'lovely' Australians missing in Nepal flood

A tight-knit group of Australian families, including children, are among those missing after catastrophic flash flooding ripped through northern Nepal.

Hundreds missing after deadly flood on Nepal border

At least nine people are dead and hundreds of foreign travellers are among the missing after a catastrophic flood devastated the Nepal-Tibet border region.

Race to find survivors after deadly China landslide

Dozens of people remain missing after a massive landslide buried buildings in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, killing at least eight people.

Frantic search as huge landslide in China buries homes

Crews are digging through debris to ind people who were trapped by a massive landslide in southwest China that forced over 1100 people to flee their homes.

Floods kill at least 59 people in Ivory Coast

At least 59 people have been killed since the start of the wet season in Ivory Coast, the government says.

Landslide kills more than 200 people at Congo mine

A landslide triggered by heavy rain has killed more than 200 people at a coltan mine in the Democratic Republic of ‌Congo, the nation's mines ministry says.

Eight skiers dead in California avalanche, one missing

The bodies of eight backcountry skiers have been found after an avalanche in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, while a ninth person is still missing.

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