Nepal-Tibet flash flood: number of missing rises to 2,478; bodies recovered down rivers in India – latest updates

Nepal's army is racing to rescue roughly one hundred people trapped in a tunnel at a hydropower project that was swamped by Wednesday's flash flooding, The Guardian reports. Two helicopters have been sent, but an army spokesperson says even locating the tunnel's entry points has been difficult. Relief teams are working to get the rescued survivors what they need, according to The Guardian, as the broader search across Nepal continues alongside a rising number of confirmed missing.

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