Nepal flood death toll hits 900 as number missing climbs
The death toll following devastating floods in Nepal has surpassed 900, as rescue teams worked overnight to reach hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project t...
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21 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
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The death toll following devastating floods in Nepal has surpassed 900, as rescue teams worked overnight to reach hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project t...
Rescuers were trying to find trapped workers in at least a dozen hydroelectric plant sites Monday after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more tha...
A few dozen people gathered Sunday in the parking lot of the Fairfax County Government Center for a candlelight vigil hosted by PKP Tender Hearts Foundation — an area group dedicated to pre...
The number of people missing after a deadly Himalayan landslide and glacial collapse rose by about 1,750 on Monday. Rescuers are searching for survivors along the Nepal-China border.
PRESS REVIEW – Monday, August 31: The international press tell the story of a heroic headmaster in Nepal who managed to save more than 1,600 pupils, while the Nepali press lambast a lack of...
Nepal’s rescue teams, helped by Chinese and Indian experts, worked overnight to reach hundreds of people believed to be stuck inside blocked hydropower project tunnels in the aftermath of l...
The death toll from last week's flooding that hit Nepal's mountainous border region rose to 904 on Monday morning, with 4,274 still missing.
Nepal officials say rescuers focusing on reaching workers in hydropower project tunnels in flood-stricken region.
KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Rescuers were trying to find trapped workers in at least a dozen hydroelectric plant sites Monday after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900...
Geoscientist Jakob Steiner said rescuers have managed to get oxygen to some of those trapped inside the tunnels, but called it "a race for time" as people need food and water.
Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet continued searching for survivors on Sunday after flash floods along the border killed hundreds and left thousands missing, with aid flown into cut-off districts...
Authorities were intensifying rescue efforts after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing.
Workers thought to be trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of about half a dozen hydropower projects in Nepal following devastating flash floods Rescue teams are working to reach mo...
Multiple foreign rescue teams are assisting local rescuers to find trapped workers in various hydropower tunnels.
Rescue teams work to reach hundreds of workers trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods
The death toll in last week’s devastating flooding in Nepal has risen to 903 people, officials said Monday, as the number of those listed as missing nearly doubled to 4,247.
Rescuers are trying to find trapped workers in hydroelectric plant tunnels after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing.
More than 3,000 people are still missing after catastrophic flash floods hit following a glacial collapse high in the Himalayan region.
Nepal and Tibet authorities reported 3,048 missing as rescue teams entered hydropower tunnels to search for survivors.
GETZVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Recent flooding in Nepal has devastated parts of the country, leaving hundreds dead and thousands more still missing. "This is just tragic, and it hurts for us as...
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Now: Wording Gap is 96/99 and story health is stable · 21 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.