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Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River.
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Flash floods along the Nepal–Tibet border have killed more than 1,200 people and left thousands missing. On 4 September rescuers pulled two workers alive from a flood-buried hydropower tunnel after nine days, while searches continued for hundreds more missing inside hydropower projects and communities relied on airlifted supplies.
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The confirmed death toll rose to more than 1,200, rescuers pulled two workers alive from a flood-buried hydropower tunnel after nine days, and five Australians previously reported missing were found alive.
NPR – World Nepal warns of more possible floods as communities grapple with devastation
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