In a breakthrough late Saturday (Aug 29), the Nepali army was able to insert a pipe into a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site where workers are believed to be trapped.

As authorities continue the grim task of recovering and trying to identify bodies, survivors are coming to terms with the tragedy on the Himalayan border of Nepal and China.

Videos showed crushing masses of water and debris sweeping away dozens of people at a border crossing in Gyirong, with homes, roads and power projects washed away in Nepal as the…