A massive landslide occurred on the 26th in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and China's Tibet. Nepalese police announced on the 28th that the death toll has risen to 469.
The Nepalese military helicopter rescue team went all out on the 28th to try and rescue about 100 people trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower project, after the project was devastated and flooded two days ago.
Nepal military spokesperson Raja told AFP: "Our focus is on the search and rescue of people… Some are trapped in the tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project."
"Two helicopters have been dispatched, but this is extremely challenging since it's difficult even to locate the entrance of the tunnel."
According to a statement from the Prime Minister's Office, "Amid extreme danger and challenging conditions, with bad weather and torrential floods, Nepalese military teams recently succeeded in rescuing 350 workers and local residents trapped inside the tunnel."
"The military is still working continuously to safely evacuate more than 100 people still trapped in the same tunnel."
The statement did not disclose further details about the nationality of those rescued or still trapped.
Hydropower workers narrowly survive
Workers who were rescued from other dam projects along the Trishuli River valley described the disaster unfolding at a terrifying speed that day.
Dev, who was airlifted from his workplace, told AFP after being rescued: "There were at least 400 workers on site. The number of people who died is higher than those who were rescued."
Worker Tamang said the only reason he survived was because he was working inside a tunnel at the dam when the flood came, but he managed to escape and find help.
Tamang, who was airlifted out after being trapped for more than 24 hours on the 27th, said: "I survived because I was in the tunnel."
"All the senior managers working on the other side were swept away by the flood."
Another worker, Arjun, spoke of the "tremendous destruction" at the hydropower site where he had worked.
He said: "I don't know how many people died, but the force of the water swept everything away."