Kathmandu, Sept. 3 -- The Nepal police said on Thursday that search and rescue operations are ongoing inside the tunnel of the Langtang Hydropower Project-2, located in Rasuwa District.

In a post on X, the police stated that the ongoing operations are being conducted in collaboration with the Nepali Army.

"Search and rescue operations are ongoing inside the tunnel of the Langtang Hydropower Project-2, located in Rasuwa District, by a joint team of Nepal Police and the Nepali Army," the police wrote.

This comes as the death toll from the flash floods in Nepal has risen to 1,252, while around 4,216 people remain missing or out of contact, according to the latest search, rescue and relief update issued by the National Disaster Risk Reduct...