Nepal rescuers turn attention to workers trapped in hydropower tunnels - in pictures

  • Rescue workers clear the way in a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, as they search for survivors after deadly flash floods. Reuters
    Rescue workers clear the way in a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, as they search for survivors after deadly flash floods. Reuters
  • Nepali soldiers take part in the rescue operation a tunnel at the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project site, in Rasuwa district. AFP
    Nepali soldiers take part in the rescue operation a tunnel at the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project site, in Rasuwa district. AFP
  • Rescuers are searching for the 933 workers believed to be trapped across 11 hydropower projects in Nepal. AFP
    Rescuers are searching for the 933 workers believed to be trapped across 11 hydropower projects in Nepal. AFP
  • India has sent military personnel to aid the search in the Rasuwa tunnel. AFP
    India has sent military personnel to aid the search in the Rasuwa tunnel. AFP
  • Army personnel conducting a search and rescue operation at a tunnel site of the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower project in Rasuwa. AFP
    Army personnel conducting a search and rescue operation at a tunnel site of the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower project in Rasuwa. AFP
  • Rescuers work near the tunnel of Nepal's Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project. Reuters
    Rescuers work near the tunnel of Nepal's Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project. Reuters
  • Diggers are used to clear way to a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project, after the flash floods. Reuters
    Diggers are used to clear way to a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project, after the flash floods. Reuters
  • The disaster damaged tunnel at the plant on the banks of the swollen Trishuli River. Getty Images
    The disaster damaged tunnel at the plant on the banks of the swollen Trishuli River. Getty Images
  • A glacier collapse caused a deluge of ice, rock, mud and debris to hit parts of Nepal and China's Tibet region. Reuters
    A glacier collapse caused a deluge of ice, rock, mud and debris to hit parts of Nepal and China's Tibet region. Reuters
  • Rescue workers search for survivors in the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project tunnel. Reuters
    Rescue workers search for survivors in the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project tunnel. Reuters
  • Emergency personnel clear debris in a hydropower tunnel in Nepal's Rasuwa district. Reuters
    Emergency personnel clear debris in a hydropower tunnel in Nepal's Rasuwa district. Reuters