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Afternoon Update: EV sales outpace petrol cars; workers found alive in Nepal; and illiterate boyfriend tests

More than 27,000 electric vehicles were sold in August, surpassing both petrol (nearly 26,000) and diesel (23,600)

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4

Miracle rescue as two men pulled from Nepal tunnel after nine days underground

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The Independent UK · Sep 4

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

Two workers were pulled alive from a Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after a massive landslide. Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan were found in the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station tunnel. Officials believe over 900 people were trapped in tunnels after a glacier collapse. Maharjan has limited mobility while Sah's…

The Economic Times · Sep 4

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Two trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel nine days after Nepal floods

About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels, according to local authorities.

Euronews · Sep 4

Two trapped hydropower workers rescued from mud-clogged tunnel in Nepal

Rescue teams on Friday pulled two hydropower workers free from a tunnel blocked by mud and debris during the massive flood that swept through Nepal in late August. Officials believe that hundreds of workers remain trapped in tunnels connected to hydropower projects throughout the remote Himalayan region.

France 24 · Sep 4

Families of US nationals write to Rubio seeking help to trace missing relatives in Nepal

American families have urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to expand Nepal flood rescue operations. Ninety US nationals remain unaccounted for after devastating flash floods struck northern Nepal. Relatives requested enhanced search efforts, including high-altitude aircraft and satellite imagery. They also asked for coordination with China and other nations for…

The Economic Times · Sep 4

Watch: 2 workers make it out alive 9 days after Nepal floods hit hydropower tunnel

Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project on Friday, nine days after devastating floods and landslides trapped hundreds of workers inside tunnels across several hydropower sites.

The Times of India · Sep 4

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Nepal has not asked for any compensation from India, says Nepal Foreign Minister

Nepal Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal clarified that Kathmandu has not sought climate compensation from India or other countries following devastating floods. He urged regional and global cooperation to address climate change impacts in the Himalayas, while thanking India for swift relief, rescue and forensic assistance as Nepal’s death toll reached…

The Economic Times · Sep 4

Two workers pulled alive from tunnel nine days after Nepal-Tibet floods

Officials say pair were rescued from Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel in Nepal after being trapped at depth of 170 metres

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4

‘Miracle’ in Nepal as two men rescued after voices heard coming from flooded tunnel

Hopes are renewed of finding survivors trapped inside tunnels after two men were pulled alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower project tunnel after nine days

The Independent UK · Sep 4

Nepal floods: Centre to offer DNA profiling services for first-degree relatives of missing persons

India will provide forensic DNA profiling support to help identify mortal remains of Nepal flood victims, the MEA said. First-degree relatives of missing persons residing in India can submit samples at designated central, state and accredited laboratories. DNA profiles will be shared with Nepal authorities for comparison with unidentified remains.

The Economic Times · Sep 4

Nepal flood rescue: WhatsApp group of engineers guides search for survivors in buried hydropower tunnels

Experts use a WhatsApp group to guide rescue workers searching devastated hydropower plant tunnels. They seek survivors trapped inside tunnels after a massive flash flood devastated the valley. Engineers share layout drawings and tunnel access details to aid the difficult search operations. Rescue teams are trying to reach trapped individuals…

The Economic Times · Sep 4

‘Everyone seems to have forgotten’: In Tibet, flood-hit families search for the missing and grapple with China’s silence

Relatives try to piece together information found online and from Nepal as Tibet advocates groups say information is suppressed in China

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4

‘They’ll be finding bodies next year’: a renowned forensic scientist on Nepal’s ‘extreme challenges’

Prof Richard Bassed helped identify Boxing Day tsunami victims and Black Saturday bushfire victims. ‘The randomness of this massive flood,’ he says. ‘That gets to you’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4

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AAP · Sep 3

Nepal survivors' fresh test as men pulled from tunnel

Infrastructure challenges continue to hamper the search for survivors of the Nepal-Tibet floods as rescuers make a dramatic rescue at an underground facility.

The Times of India · Sep 3

Experts fear toll could cross 2015 quake of 8.8k

TRISHULI BAZAAR: Three days have passed since the last reported live rescue from Nepal's flood-hit hydropower belt, while mud-filled tunnels remain the biggest hope for hundreds still missing. With 1,280 people confirmed dead and another 5,624 were unaccounted for across Nepal and Tibet - a combined 6,904 - experts fear…

The Times of India · Sep 3

Tougher than Everest rescues: Inside Nepal's biggest airlift

Trishuli Bazaar: With roads and bridges severed across Rasuwa and Nuwakot after the Aug 26 Bhote Koshi-Trishuli flood, helicopters became the main rescue lifeline, airlifting more than 4,000 people in hundreds of sorties through a narrow gorge in what officials described as possibly Nepal's biggest such operation.

The Economic Times · Sep 3

Nepal floods: Death toll hits 1,259, over 5,000 missing

Nepal's flash flood death toll has reached 1,259, with over 5,000 people still missing. Residents are performing funeral rites for missing relatives as hopes diminish. The foreign minister described the event as a "Himalayan Tsunami" and thanked international supporters. Schoolchildren are donating pocket money to the Prime Minister's Relief Fund.…

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The Economic Times · Sep 3

Nepal’s flood disaster is bigger than the climate blame game

Nepal seeks climate justice and compensation from industrial emitters for a recent disaster. Scientific analysis suggests the event was primarily a geological hazard, not solely climate change. The article highlights inadequate infrastructure and hazard assessments contributing to the disaster's impact. Nepal's naming of China, the US, and India as emitters…

The Times of India · Sep 3

‘Never seen destruction like this’: Even seasoned relief workers shaken by scale of Nepal disaster

Harteerath Singh of Gurgaon-based Hemkunt Foundation, who is currently in Rasuwa, said his organisation has worked in disasters across the globe since 2010, including the 2015 Nepal earthquake, Taal volcano eruption in the Philippines, Covid-19 pandemic and the recent floods in Punjab and Assam.

France 24 · Sep 3

‘Fight through darkness, water’: Nepal survivor recounts escape from flood-hit tunnel

A Nepalese worker recounts his harrowing escape from a hydropower project tunnel after last week's devastating flood. Around 900 workers remain trapped in tunnels at six hydroelectric plants in Nepal as the number of missing in the Himalayan disaster rose to 5,624 on Thursday, according to Nepalese and Chinese authorities.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

Climate injustices have been laid bare in the Nepal-Tibet flood disaster

Letters: Prof Lyla Mehta says the glacial floods and loss of life are a stark reminder that climate disruption is global and highly unequal. Plus letters from Lynda McDonald and Jan Bengtsson

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

The film project combating child marriage in south Asia

Visual storytelling is helping dismantle patriarchal norms that perpetuate child marriage in Bangladesh, India and Nepal, writes Ravi Baral

The Independent UK · Sep 3

Nepal flood rescuers race to find hundreds that may still be trapped in tunnels

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The Independent UK · Sep 3

Joanna Lumley says ‘heartbreaking’ Nepal floods ‘could have been predicted’

Dame Joanna, who has visited Nepal on numerous occasions and has strong ties with the Gurkha community, attended a vigil for the victims in London

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