2 trapped workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal
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More than 10% of Nepal's energy generation capacity was knocked out by last week's floods.
At least 639 people remain stranded in devastated hydropower stations that have become the focus of rescue efforts, Nepal's disaster management authority said on Tuesday. The death toll rose to 1,050, while about 4,000 people remain missing, including 583 foreign nationals.
A Toronto woman whose relative is among the missing, said family members have been left scouring the internet, looking on Nepal police sites and missing identity sites to see if the names of any relatives come up.
As the planet warms, glacier meltwater and a thawing permafrost could have contributed to destabilizing the rock.
The devastating flood in Nepal last week could result in commercial insurance losses exceeding 20 billion Nepali rupees ($132.3 million), with hydropower projects accounting for most claims, according to a top official at one of the country's leading insurers.
Some survivors in Nepal's relief camps after deadly floods are struggling to obtain essential medicines and cash.
An additional 4,216 people were believed to still be missing, officials said.