Nepal death toll crosses 1,000 as rescuers race to find workers trapped in mud-filled tunnels

The rescue operation is being spearheaded by an international team made up of Chinese and Nepalese military personnel, while experts from India, Korea and Australia are also involved."I still have a 50% hope that he is alive because there is an oxygen system inside," Sita Pandey, whose husband was working in the plant when the floods hit, told Nepalese daily Kantipur.

A team was able to get into a tunnel leading to one hydropower plant earlier on Monday, but retreated after no one was found there.