Reuters. One hundred and eighteen Nepalese citizens and one British national were rescued, a spokesperson for the Nepalese army on said on Tuesday (September 1), at Bidur army camp in Trishuli Nuwakot district.
The death toll in Nepal's flood crossed 1,000 on Tuesday, as rescuers used heavy machinery, helicopters and excavators to reach the thousands still missing, nearly a week after the catastrophic Himalayan disaster left a trail of destruction across towns and valleys.
The collapse of a glacier on August 26 sent a deluge of ice, rock and mud sweeping through the impoverished nation's border region with China.
At least 639 people remain stuck in several devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts, the country's disaster management authority said on Tuesday.
The total confirmed death toll rose to 1,003, with about 4,000 people still missing, including 590 foreign nationals from 39 countries.
Over 11,000 people have been rescued across the affected region, and power and communication lines were restored in some areas, Prime Minister Balendra Shah said, promising support for those who were displaced.
More than 9,200 personnel were deployed in the affected areas, coordinating the search and rescue of the injured, assisting in the management of bodies, opening blocked roads and conducting emergency treatment, the army said.
Rescue teams drained water from tunnel heads and used rock breakers to make entry paths into the tunnels, Nepal's army said, as troops tried to reach those still believed to be trapped inside.
