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Nepal Flood Death Toll Passes 1,000 As Rescuers Search Mud-Filled Tunnels. The death toll from devastating floods in Nepal near the border with Tibet has passed 1,000, according to the country's disaster agency. More than 3,900 people remain missing, including over 600 workers believed to be trapped in mud-filled tunnels at hydropower sites along the Trishuli River. Prime Minister Balendra Shah said 279 people had been rescued from the affected hydropower sites as operations intensified. Engineers have been pumping air into the tunnels, while one rescue team managed to enter a tunnel before withdrawing after finding nobody inside. Chinese and Nepalese military personnel are leading the international rescue effort, with experts from India, Korea and Australia also involved. At least 11 hydropower projects, either completed or under construction, were damaged by the catastrophic flooding. Shah described the disaster as an extraordinary event and called for greater international attention to disasters linked to climate change. Authorities face a major identification challenge, with only a small proportion of recovered bodies identified and temporary burials taking place in Chitwan.
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