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Nepal mourns flood victims as families pray missing workers are still alive

From Dawn · () English

Translated from English and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Nepal held a national day of mourning after glacial and mountain collapses on the China-Nepal border killed at least 1,398 people and left more than 5,500 missing.
  • Families of missing hydropower workers continued to hope for rescues after three workers were found alive in tunnels.
  • Rescue teams were searching on the ground, from the air and inside tunnels, with officials saying operations continued at the same pace as on the first day.

Nepal lowered its flags and prepared candlelight vigils on Monday as the country observed a national day of mourning for victims of devastating glacial floods. Families of missing hydropower workers, meanwhile, prayed that some of their relatives remained alive inside tunnels.

The glacial and mountain collapse on the China-Nepal border on August 26 killed at least 1,398 people and left more than 5,500 missing. About 800 of those missing were foreigners. The mourning came on the 13th day after the deaths, in accordance with traditional Hindu rituals.

with the same tempo we had on day one

· Raja Ram BasnetThe Nepal Army spokesman described the pace of continuing rescue operations.

Hundreds of hydropower workers remain missing. But the rescue of three workers from deep inside tunnels, two Nepalis on Friday and a Chinese man on Saturday, has raised hopes that others could still survive.

Nepal Army spokesman Raja Ram Basnet said rescue work was continuing “with the same tempo we had on day one”. He said teams were concentrating on three areas: searching on the ground, from the air and inside the tunnels. “Our focus is on search and rescue at three levels, on ground, by air, and in the tunnels,” Basnet said. “We are making sure that no one is”

Our focus is on search and rescue at three levels, on ground, by air, and in the tunnels

· Raja Ram BasnetThe spokesman outlined the three areas where rescue teams were working.
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