TRISHULI, NEPAL - AUGUST 30: Local residents look at a damaged tunnel of the Trishuli Hydropower Plant on the banks of the swollen Trishuli River following landslides on August 30, 2026, in Trishuli, Nepal. Authorities said the August 26 flash floods were triggered after a mass of ice, mud and rock collapsed into a Himalayan river near the Nepal-China border, leaving hundreds dead and thousands missing, while causing widespread damage in affected districts. Authorities continued the gruelling search for victims, many buried under metres of mud, as both China and Nepal issued fresh flooding alerts. (Photo by Ritesh Shukla/Getty Images)

It was almost a week ago that a wall of water and mud and rock devastated riverside Himalayan communities in Tibet and Nepal and rescuers are still trying to locate hundreds of missing people. Many of them are workers believed to be trapped inside a dozen hydro-power plants. We hear about the rescue operation.

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