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Nepal-Tibet floods live: Rescuers race to find 100 workers trapped in tunnels as death toll tops 680

Nepali army rescue teams raced Saturday to reach more than 100 people trapped inside hydropower tunnels, three days after devastating floods struck the site.

The odds of survival for those trapped after Nepal flood, according to experts

For those stranded by a flood, disaster experts say survival depends on access to oxygen, food and water.

Driver, passenger trapped as bus crashes into train bridge

Austin Abrams Fights for His Life, Trapped Inside a Sperm Whale in Official 'Whalefall' Trailer

Summary 20th Century Studios has released the official trailer for its aquatic survival thriller 'Whalefall'Austin Abrams stars as a diver swallowed alive by a sperm whale with only sixty minutes of oxygen remainingThe Brian Duffield-directed film co-stars Josh Brolin Elisabeth S

'That's a stinker' - Gay trapped lbw by 'unplayable' Abbas delivery

After a lengthy rain delay that sees play halted for over three hours, England batter Emilio Gay is dimissed almost instantly after being trapped lbw by an "unplayable" ball from Pakistan bowler Muhammad Abbas on day three of their second Test at Lord's.

Nepal rescuers race to reach hundreds feared trapped in hydropower tunnels

Workers thought to be stuck in underground areas at 11 sites after last week’s devastating flash floods Rescue teams are working to reach more than 900 missing hydropower workers, hundreds of whom are feared trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of 12 hydropower projects i

Nepal flood relief vehicles trapped as heavy rain turns roads to mud

Thousands in Nepal are still waiting to be rescued, but unpredictable weather is making such operations increasingly difficult.

Nepal rescue teams seek hundreds of workers trapped in hydropower tunnels by deadly floods

Supported by experts from China and India, Nepal's rescue teams on Monday endeavoured to reach hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in hydropower tunnels blocked by the devastating flood of mud, water and debris that swept through the Himalayan region last week.

Nepal races to rescue trapped workers, as flood death toll surpasses 900

Nepal officials say rescuers focusing on reaching workers in hydropower project tunnels in flood-stricken region.

Square-metre studio strapped to tree in "exaggerated response" to office rental prices

German architecture studio Opposite Office has created a one-square-metre treehouse to work from, fixed to a tree at the Bauhaus University campus in Weimar.

Nepal rescuers drill into tunnels in bid to reach trapped workers

Nepali army joins flood rescue efforts at hydroelectric facilities where workers are believed to be trapped in tunnels.

Nepal army races to rescue more than 100 trapped in hydropower tunnel after floods

Nepali army rescue teams were using drilling equipment on Saturday seeking to rescue more than 100 people trapped inside a hydropower tunnel, three days after devastating floods struck the site.

Nepal: Army rescues hundreds trapped in tunnel as flood risk reignites

#Rescue operations are underway in #Nepal after devastating #floods killed hundreds and left more than 1,400 missing. The #RedCross has also raised concern over humanitarian #aid, as it estimates nearly 100,000 people were affected by the #disaster.

Ramped fields create more robust entanglement between trapped-ion qubits

While quantum computing could be the future, it is currently plagued by finicky hardware. To make the technology practical, researchers must demonstrate that it consistently and continuously works and performs at scale. In a new study, published in Physical Review Letters, resear

Germany: Carnivalgoers rescued after being trapped on ride

Passengers became stranded high up in the air after a swing carousel malfunctioned in Hamburg.

Your Internet Bill Might be Booby Trapped. Here’s What to Do

Your internet bill doubling in the past year is not a coincidence. Here’s how to protect yourself from internet pricing traps.

The Sherman Tank Calliope Strapped 60 Rocket Tubes To A WWII Medium Tank's Turret

The Sherman was already a formidable WWII tank, but one unusual modification turned its turret into a platform for an astonishing rocket barrage.

2022's Terrifying Survival Thriller Fall is Now Free to Watch

This 2022 survival thriller follows two friends trapped atop a remote radio tower with dwindling supplies and no easy way down.

Television’s Richard Lloyd Diagnosed With Cancer

“I am taking this in stride, but it has become very difficult on our own and financially we are strapped,” says the guitarist

2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck reveals ancient waterproofing secrets

Scientists analyzing a 2,200-year-old Roman shipwreck found that its hull was coated with pine tar and, in one area, a mixture of tar and beeswax. Pollen trapped in those ancient coatings acted like a geographic fingerprint, revealing the landscapes surrounding the ship when repa

Weather tracker: Extreme rain deluges Japan and South Korea

Downpours break records and cause transport chaos, evacuations and deaths, as people get trapped inside vehicles South Korea and Japan were hit by extreme rain late last week and into this week. On 13 August in the city of Chiba near Tokyo there was a record-breaking 115mm of rai

Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously

Rescuers have resorted to explosives as they struggle to reach trapped workers, as the flooding death toll reaches 939.

Nepal's hesitance to accept foreign help for flood relief comes under scrutiny

A group of the country's private sector power producers says Nepali authorities lost crucial time in rescuing hundreds of people trapped in hydropower tunnels.

Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and China

Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic flooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched for missing loved ones.

In shattered Cali, residents search for loved ones and signs of hope

Most deaths from the magnitude-7.4 quake were reported in Cali, Colombia’s third-most populous city, as crews search collapsed buildings for those still trapped.

Nepal tunnel traps hinder flood rescue: How many are dead or missing?

Flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have left nearly 5,000 people missing, many trapped in hydropower tunnels.

Nepal issues fresh flood warning as 3,000 still missing

Rescuers are trying to reach dozens of hydropower workers trapped in flooded tunnels, but have been hampered by further rainfall.

Nepal army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnel

Officials say more than 100 people were thought to have been trapped in the tunnel in Rasuwa.

Isolated by raging floodwaters, Nepal’s miracle home amid the devastation

Footage shows a house surrounded by raging floodwaters at the Nepal-Tibet border, with people trapped on rooftops.

Israeli attacks in Gaza kill four people, hit hospital supply warehouse

Gaza’s Health Ministry reports rising casualties amid escalated Israeli attacks, with victims trapped under rubble.

Israeli settlers surround Palestinian home in occupied West Bank’s Qusra

At least four people trapped inside their home, as earlier siege on Palestinian families has continued for three weeks.

Nepal flood survivors rescued from hydropower tunnel

Nepali soldiers rescued around 100 people trapped inside a flooded hydropower tunnel as the death toll from the Nepal-China floods continued to climb, with more than 1,500 people still missing.

18 deaths from battery fires show hidden danger of UK's e-bike boom

Fatalities included people who inhaled toxic fumes from fires or became trapped inside burning homes.

Infrared absorption spectroscopy of a single polyatomic molecular ion

Nature, Published online: 26 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10915-8 Non-destructive single-molecule absorption spectroscopy is achieved by detecting photon recoil from a trapped molecular ion, enabling single-photon-sensitive measurements of molecular vibrational transitions

Ocean antacid trials test plankton response in 8,000-liter seawater enclosures

All the forests in the world pale in comparison to the ocean when it comes to absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The ocean is the world's largest natural carbon sink, absorbing about a quarter of all CO2 emissions every year (and most of the excess heat trapped in Eart

Guinea searches for survivors after landfill landslides kill 30

In Guinea, a landslide at a garbage dump outside the capital Conakry has claimed the lives of at least 30 people. The government of the West African country says it has mobilised significant resources to try and find survivors that may still be trapped under massive piles of wast

Karnataka: Tiger sighted in forest area in Kishkindha hills of Koppal after nearly five decades

A tiger has been camera-trapped in the Kishkindha hills of Koppal district, nearly five decades after the big cat was last reported in the forest area of the region, prompting the Forest Department to step up vigilance and alert local communities.

Spain battles forest fire a short drive from flash flood

The blaze, near Valencia, forced more than 1,000 people from their homes. In nearby Catalonia, civil defense teams carried out 200 rescue operations after floods trapped residents in cars and homes.

Observation of conformal field theory spectra in a quantum simulator

Nature, Published online: 19 August 2026; doi:10.1038/s41586-026-10904-x Measurements on an array of optically trapped neutral atoms at a quantum phase transition provide a direct observation of the universal excitation spectrum predicted by conformal field theory.

Nepal flash floods LIVE: Death toll rises to 939, missing people drops to 3,925: disaster authority

China rejects claims linking its massive hydropower projects in Tibet to the August 26 flash flood disaster in Nepal, calling them “malicious speculation”

Tim Curry Remembered By ‘Rocky Horror Show’ Playwright Richard O’Brien & The Broadway Revival

UPDATE, with tribute from playwright Richard O’Brien: Richard O’Brien, who wrote The Rocky Horror Show and cast his friend Tim Curry in the central role of Frank-N-Furter back in the ’70s, joined the current Broadway revival in offering up a heartfelt tribute to the late actor wh