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NEPAL FLOODS | 1,356 Dead, Nearly 5,000 Missing as India-Nepal Team Pushes Deeper into Chilime Tunnel

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The search for Nepal’s missing has moved underground as an India-Nepal team pushes deeper into the mud-choked Chilime tunnel. A safety rope and heavy pumps have opened a path, but what awaits rescuers inside remains unknown
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