Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and China
Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched for missing loved ones. FRANCE 24's Eliza Herbert reports.
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