Nepal Flood Recovery
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Nepal continues rescue and recovery efforts after deadly flooding along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers. Teams search damaged hydropower tunnels, reconnect isolated communities, and warn residents to remain cautious despite water levels falling below alert marks, while a British national and 118 Nepalese people have been rescued.
Nepali foreman rescued from tunnel says he stayed behind to help others
When a wall of ice, rock and debris swept through Nepal's Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower project, mechanical foreman Sanjay Shah stayed behind to warn others. He was rescued nine days later, alongside fellow worker Kabir Maharjan. “I was in the control room in the tunnel. Normally there are four to six people there, but there could have been 40 to 45 people that day,” Shah told army officials from a…
Two Nepal hydropower workers rescued alive from tunnel nine days after disaster
Nine days after an ice, rock and mud slide swept through Nepal’s Trishuli River valley, rescuers pulled two hydropower workers alive from a tunnel. The workers, identified by the office of Energy Mini…
Nepal teams focus search near offices and housing after body ruled out as South Korean
South Korean rescue teams in Nepal are shifting attention to the area beneath the Yellow Bridge, a crossing that links the main camp and accommodation at the Trishuli River hydropower site. The govern…
Nepal Flood Damage Estimated at $2.56 Billion
Nepal’s catastrophic floods caused at least 387.5 billion Nepalese rupees, or $2.56 billion, in losses to property, homes and infrastructure, the country’s disaster authority said. The first four mont…
Nepal: Two People Pulled Alive from Tunnel Nine Days After Deadly Floods
Two people have been rescued alive from a tunnel at Nepal’s Trishuli 3A hydroelectric plant, nine days after deadly floods struck the country and killed 1,200 people. The rescue operation continued wi…
Two People Pulled Alive From Nepal Hydropower Tunnel
Two hydropower workers were pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal nine days after an ice, rock and mudslide swept through a valley, killing more than 1,200 people. Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman, and …
Two workers rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after disaster
Two workers trapped inside a hydropower tunnel in Nepal were found alive nine days after a major glacier collapse and landslides devastated the area. Authorities rescued them on Sept. 4 from the Upper…
Villages erased, valleys reshaped: Flying over Nepal’s flood disaster zone
More than a week after the Aug. 26 floods, helicopters remain the only way to reach some of the high-altitude villages devastated along Nepal’s Trishuli River. From the air, the destruction runs from …
Two Rescued from Hydropower Plant Tunnel Nine Days After Nepal Floods
Cheers erupted as rescuers brought two men out of a hydropower plant tunnel in Nepal, nine days after major floods struck the country. The Nepal Army rescued the two Nepalese employees on Sept. 4 from…
