Nepal flood survivor’s family relieved at dramatic rescue
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By Nicoco Chan and Tingshu Wang GYIRONG, China, Sept 6 (Reuters) - About 20 Chinese rescue workers in bright orange operated excavators, shovels and ground-penetrating radar detectors on Sunday in an effort to find hundreds of people missing since a tsunami-like mudslide destroyed China’s main border crossing with Nepal.
More than 10% of Nepal's energy generation capacity was knocked out by last week's floods.
The full scale of the disaster is still emerging, but as rescue efforts continue, scientists warn that a warming Himalayas could mean more deadly hazards
Rescue crews in Nepal are racing to find hundreds of missing workers feared trapped in tunnels at hydropower projects.
The recent deadly flash floods in Nepal have damaged 12 hydropower projects, dealing a significant blow to the country’s energy infrastructure and other critical sectors, including banking and insurance.
A charity campaign is underway in Tokyo to sell handicrafts from Nepal to help people affected by the catastrophic flash floods that hit the Nepal-China border region.
Nepal has introduced safety and operational rules for journalists covering flood-hit areas, while foreign reporters must obtain press accreditation and a journalist identity card to report from affected zones.
India Today visited Bidur in Nuwakot, one of the districts worst affected by the floods in Nepal. What once was a bustling city now lay washed away, leaving behind an eerie, ghost-town-like landscape.