Nepal steps up rescue effort to reach hundreds trapped in tunnels

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Nepal’s military is intensifying rescue efforts to reach workers trapped in construction tunnels by floodwaters following a catastrophic flood. Heavy machinery was delivered by helicopter to aid the operation at a dam site in the Himalayas.

CHITWAN, Nepal, Aug 30 - Nepal's military airlifted heavy machinery by helicopter on Sunday to an under-construction dam high in the Himalayas as rescuers battled rising waters to reach workers in a tunnel, four days after catastrophic floods trapped them inside.