Nepal tunnel rescue follows deadly floods

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The Nepal tunnel rescue stands out as the most urgent breaking international story in the available reporting because it combines a live rescue operation with a large-scale natural disaster and an unknown number of people still unaccounted for. Reports say the floods struck after a massive mud-and-rock collapse on the China-Nepal border, causing widespread destruction and leaving rescue teams racing against time to reach more trapped workers. The breakthrough has intensified attention on the fate of the remaining missing people and on the broader humanitarian impact in the affected region.

Sources: AP News, The Jakarta Post, CNN