Nepal flood rescue teams find two more survivors as death toll passes 1,331
Emergency responders in Nepal have rescued two more people alive as search operations continue more than a week after catastrophic floods hit the country. A Chinese hydropower worker was pulled from a 225-metre tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 project in Rasuwa district, while a 64-year-old Nepali woman was rescued from a damaged house in neighbouring Nuwakot district. The latest rescues come as teams continue to search flood-hit sites across central Nepal, where many people remain unaccounted for.The worker, identified as Lu Haitao, was freed on Saturday by a joint team of Nepali soldiers and South Korean disaster specialists and later... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Sep 2026 17:29 LONDON
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Nepal tunnel rescue continues as Chinese national is brought out alive
A Chinese national has been rescued alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, 10 days after catastrophic flooding and debris flows hit the area. The Nepali Army said the man was pulled from a 738ft tunnel and evacuated by helicopter for a health assessment. The rescue adds to an operation that has already brought out two other workers alive from buried tunnels in the same disaster zone.Authorities said about 900 workers remain missing from 12 hydropower projects across Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels. The latest recovery came after a wall of mud and debris swept... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 05 Sep 2026 10:36 LONDON
Day News Recap: Iran conflict widens as Europe warns on sabotage and Ukraine faces fresh strikes
The US and Iran confrontation deepened on multiple fronts, with Tehran saying it struck US military targets in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates, while Washington investigated Iranian claims that a missile hit a wedding in southern Iran and killed at least four people. The conflict is also becoming more politically charged in Washington as sanctions, strikes and election pressure shape the response. 🔗 🔗 🔗In the Middle East, Israel said its troops had taken operational control of the Ali al Taher ridge in southern Lebanon and later said it had consolidated a security zone there, while residents reported continuing... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 04 Sep 2026 18:22 LONDON
Breakfast News Recap: Nepal flood toll tops 1,200 as Iran conflict, Europe security fears and market jitters spread
Nepal says it will need billions of dollars to rebuild after the flash floods on the Nepal Tibet border, where the death toll has climbed above 1,200 and rescue teams are still pulling survivors from the wreckage. Two more Australians have been found safe, cutting the number still unaccounted for to 36, and a second worker has been brought out alive from a tunnel nine days after the disaster. 🔗 🔗 🔗The confrontation between Iran and the United States widened after Tehran said it had struck US military targets in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates with missiles and drones,... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews Recap | 04 Sep 2026 08:39 LONDON
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Nepal says it will need billions to rebuild after deadly flash floods
Nepal says it will need billions of dollars in funding to rebuild after deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border. The disaster has left at least 1,200 people dead and thousands more missing, according to the supplied report. Authorities are now trying to begin recovery work while villages and roads remain covered in debris and rubble.The floods struck an area on the Nepal-Tibet border, but scientists are still studying the exact cause. The report says the scale of the destruction has made rebuilding a major national challenge. It also says the country is seeking large-scale funding to support the recovery... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 04 Sep 2026 06:00 LONDON
Nepal hydropower tunnel rescue continues as experts warn survivors may last up to 17 days
Rescuers in Nepal are continuing to excavate around the clock in flood-ravaged districts near the border with Tibet, where more than 900 workers linked to hydropower projects are feared trapped underground. The search is focused on underground power stations and access tunnels that were hit when ice, rock, mud and water swept through the region last Wednesday. The operation remains one of the country's most urgent disaster responses, with crews working under floodlights amid collapsed hillsides and heavily altered terrain.Melbourne-based geologist and engineer Arnold Dix, who is advising the emergency crews, said some survivors could remain alive for as long... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 02 Sep 2026 20:29 LONDON
