Kathmandu, Sept. 2 -- Nepali rescue teams are continuing to search underground hydropower tunnels in flood-hit Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts, with operations slowed by collapsed sections, large rocks, floodwater and damaged roads.

At the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project, rescuers have reached about 150 metres inside a tunnel but have been unable to advance because of large rocks blocking the route. The search and rescue operation resumed on Wednesday.

At the Langtang Hydropower Project, a joint team of 25 rescuers, including foreign personnel, has entered the tunnel to a depth of about 150 metres and is continuing the search.

Foreign and Nepali rescuers are also conducting operations at the Chilime Hydropower Project, while a Nepali Army ...