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World Service,28 Aug 2026,49 mins

China suspends rescue due to flood risk

Newsday

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Chinese authorities have suspended flood rescue efforts near the Nepal-Tibet border over fears that a newly formed lake of rising water could burst its banks. Meanwhile, Nepal's army has dispatched two helicopters to search for people missing at a hydropower tunnel in Trishuli. It is unclear how many are missing on the site, but each of the helicopters can carry up to 25 people, the army says.We bring you the latest. As the trial of one of those accused of the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 is postponed , We get the reaction of a woman whose husband died on the attack. Uefa prepares criminal legal action against Fifa president Gianni Infantino. (Photo: An aerial view of damaged homes in Delight village following a flash flood, in Nuwakot district; Credit: Narendra Shrestha/EPA/Shutterstock)

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