Nepalese rescuers are focusing their search on four specific hydropower plant sites, with reports suggesting around 90 employees may be alive in two of the tunnels due to available air and supplies. ^[1] On the third day of a major flood in the Himalayas along the Nepal-China border, rescue authorities are searching for dozens of survivors trapped inside hydropower plant tunnels. ^[2] The death toll from the floods has risen to at least 1,225, including 1,204 in Nepal and 21 in China, according to the Nepal Disaster Management Centre. ^[3] A total of 5,624 people remain missing, including 5,083 in Nepal and 541 in China, with Nepal's missing count increasing by approximately 1,000 in a single day. ^[4] Nepal Power Minister Amshu Kiran Shahi told Reuters that two specific tunnels likely contain survivors because air, food, and water remain inside. ^[5] Approximately 1.6 million people, about 5% of Nepal's population, have been affected by the floods, with 3,700 households and 14,000 people isolated due to road and bridge losses. ^[6]