Nepal flash floods aftermath LIVE: Two trapped workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal

Home News World Around 600 children remain unaccounted for in Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, as the death toll rose to 1,282 Updated - September 04, 2026 10:42 am IST In this photo provided by the Nepal Army, soldiers rescue a worker alive from a tunnel during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nepal's Rasuwa district on Friday (September 4, 2026). Two hydropower workers in Nepal were pulled out on Friday (September 4, 2026) from tunnels buried by debris in catastrophic flooding more than a week ago, Nepali government Ministers said. Energy Biraj Bhakta Shrestha confirmed a “person was just safely rescued from the tunnel of Trishuli 3A”, followed by a second shortly after.The worker was rescued during an ongoing operation at the Trishul 3A tunnel, Nepal Army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet said. The rescue came nine days after the August 26 floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, that devastated towns and valleys in Nepal.Around 600 children remain unaccounted for in Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts after the devastating flash floods, as the death toll rose to 1,282 on Friday with more than 4,700 missing. The joint command of security forces is searching for 4,798 people missing from different areas.Follow LIVE updates here Two trapped tunnel workers rescued alive in Nepal: Ministers Two hydropower workers in Nepal were pulled out on Friday (September 4, 2026) from tunnels buried by debris in catastrophic flooding more than a week ago, Nepali government Ministers said.Energy Biraj Bhakta Shrestha confirmed a “person was just safely rescued from the tunnel of Trishuli 3A”, followed by a second shortly after.The rescue came nine days after the August 26 floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, that devastated towns and valleys in Nepal.Read the full story hereTwo trapped tunnel workers rescued alive in Nepal: MinistersRescuers saved one worker alive from Nepal's Trishul 3A tunnel after devastating floods left many missing.September 04, 2026 10:42 Families of U.S. nationals write to Rubio seeking help to trace missing relatives in Nepal Families of American nationals missing after the catastrophic flash floods in Nepal have written to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio seeking expansion of rescue operations to trace their relatives.At least 90 U.S. nationals have been unaccounted for in the devastating flash floods that swept through northern and central Nepal on August 26.“We want all of them found. We write as Americans because we expected more from our own government for the Americans among them,” the family members of the missing American citizens said in the letter dated August 29.PTISeptember 04, 2026 10:20 Around 600 children missing in Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot after flash floods; toll rises to 1,282Around 600 children remain unaccounted for in Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts after the devastating flash floods, as the death toll rose to 1,282 on Friday (September 2) with more than 4,700 missing.So far, 359 bodies have been recovered in Chitwan, 218 in Nawalparasi East, 208 in Nawalparasi West, 185 in Nuwakot, 72 in Gorkha, 60 in Dhading, 140 in Rasuwa and 38 in Tanahu, according to Nepal Police.With two people dying while undergoing treatment in two hospitals in Kathmandu, the death toll has reached 1,282.The joint command of security forces is searching for 4,798 people missing from different areas.Around 600 children missing in Nepal’s Rasuwa, Nuwakot after flash floods; toll rises to 1,282Flash floods in Nepal leave 600 children missing and death toll rises to 1,282, with nearly 4,800 individuals unaccounted for. Published - September 04, 2026 10:17 am IST