Nepal-Tibet flash flood: number of missing rises to 2,478; Nepal asks for specialised and technical help – latest updates

Rescue efforts are underway in Nepal after Wednesday's flash flooding trapped roughly one hundred people in a tunnel at a hydropower project, The Guardian reports. Army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet said two helicopters have been sent to the site, but locating the tunnel's entry points has proven difficult. Relief teams are also working to get rescued survivors the supplies they need as the evacuation effort continues.

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