Everest Guides and Pilots Help Nepal Flood Rescues

Following a catastrophic flood in Nepal's Langtang Valley that killed over 1,000 people with 4,000 still missing, mountain guides and helicopter pilots from the Himalayan mountaineering industry are conducting rescue operations, using their specialized skills in rope work and high-risk navigation to search hydroelectric tunnels and difficult terrain where survivors may still be trapped.

The death toll and missing figures are current as of the article date; survival chances in the tunnels remain uncertain.