China-Nepal floods: 9 Chinese tunnel experts sent to aid rescue in race against time

China has sent nine specialist tunnel rescuers to Nepal to help with emergency operations following a direct request from Kathmandu, as search teams race against time to find survivors from Wednesday’s devastating floods. Seven people have been confirmed dead on the Chinese side, with 544 still missing as the rescue operation passes a critical 72-hour window. In Nepal, at least 675 have died and nearly 2,500 – hundreds of them foreigners – are missing. Five of the Chinese tunnel experts were...