Nepal Hydropower Floods
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Floods leave hundreds missing or trapped at remote hydropower sites in Nepal, including at least 933 workers reported missing from six facilities along the Trishuli River. Rescuers free nearly 300 people and search tunnels, while nine South Koreans remain among those missing.
Rescuers Search Nepal Tunnels for Hundreds Missing After Floods
Rescuers in Nepal were racing to reach hundreds of people believed trapped inside hydroelectric tunnels buried by mud after catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border. The search continued as desperate families looked for missing relatives and the death toll across the two countries passed 950. An industry association representing private electricity companies said at least 900 workers rem…
Nepal rescue teams reach hydropower sites after deadly floods
Rescuers in Nepal are digging through mud and rock at ruined hydropower stations, where hundreds of workers remain trapped nearly a week after devastating floods swept across the country’s towns and v…
Search intensifies for workers trapped in Nepal hydropower tunnels
Rescue teams are pushing deeper into hydropower tunnels in Nepal after devastating floods left workers missing or trapped along the Bhotekoshi-Trishuli corridor. At the Upper Trishuli-3A project, the …
Nepal Rescuers Reach Remote Areas as Power Returns Nearly a Week After Devastating Floods
Rescue teams in Nepal have built temporary bridges and dug through the ruins of hydropower projects to reach workers trapped nearly a week after devastating floods swept across towns and valleys. Abou…
Nepal Floods Enter Second Week as Rescuers Search for Workers Trapped in Tunnels
A network of tunnels beneath Nepal’s hydropower projects may offer trapped workers enough space to survive for weeks, but only if water, oxygen and emergency food remain available. Rescue teams are en…
Hundreds Feared Trapped in Hydropower Tunnels After Nepal-Tibet Floods
Rescuers are digging through mud-filled hydropower tunnels in Nepal, where about 500 workers are believed trapped after catastrophic floods on the Nepal-China border. Families are searching for inform…