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NOW follows rescue operations in Nepal

Now29 August 2026 at 13:35

The NOW team is in Nepal this Saturday to follow rescue operations after a catastrophe. Rescue efforts are focused on rescuing more than 2,500 people who remain missing.

Journalist Diogo Carreira reports that a fight against time is underway in the country. The extent of the damage and destruction stretches over dozens of kilometres, revealing the devastating scale of the situation.

Rescue teams are searching for victims in all affected areas, including inside a tunnel, in an attempt to find survivors among the rubble.

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