Nepal rescuers climbed through thick mud to reach and evacuate labourers and residents trapped by devastating floods on Friday (28 August). Footage showed rescuers making their way towards a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli Hydropower project to reach those trapped. Authorities in Nepal have warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday, urging residents in already devastated districts to remain on high alert, as mountain rescue specialists more usually deployed to assist climbers on peaks including Everest joined the search for hydropower workers.

The Nepal Prime Minister's Office has posted a video showing hundreds rescued from a tunnel after they were trapped in the flood disaster.

Nepal’s army rescues hundreds from a flooded hydropower tunnel as more than 1,500 remain missing, while the Nepali diaspora holds vigils in New York.