Nepal tunnel rescuers hunt for survivors with rafts and drone

What the report says

Rescuers in Nepal were still searching for possible survivors eight days after severe flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border, according to BBC World News. The operation was focused on tunnels along the Trishuli River, where people are feared trapped after a reported glacial collapse high in the Himalayas sent floodwater and debris through roads and villages.

BBC South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri reported from one of the tunnel sites, where rescue teams were using rafts and a drone in an effort to locate anyone still alive. The reporting indicates that the search continued despite the scale of the disaster and the difficult terrain.

The broader emergency has been extensive, with at least 1,200 deaths and thousands reported missing in the aftermath of the flooding. The situation matters because the tunnels and river corridor are part of a heavily affected area, and the ongoing search highlights both the human toll and the challenges facing rescuers in a remote mountain environment.

More generally, glacial or landslide-related flooding in the Himalayas can be especially destructive because it can surge rapidly through narrow valleys and damage infrastructure with little warning. BBC’s report places this incident within that wider pattern of climate- and terrain-related disaster risk in the region.