Nepal rescuers focus on 121 hydropower workers feared trapped in tunnels
KATHMANDU: Nepali rescuers searched on Monday for more than 100 hydropower workers feared trapped in tunnels days after four miracle rescues from the wreckage of catastrophic floods that laid waste to towns and villages on the Himalayan border with China.
KATHMANDU: Nepali rescuers are searching for over 100 hydropower workers who may be trapped in tunnels following a devastating series of floods that struck the Himalayan border region with China. The rescuers have been focusing on the Chilime hydropower project in Rasuwa district, where four out of six people missing from the facility still have a chance of survival, according to lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane.
The disaster, triggered on August 26 by a massive glacier collapse into a river, has left at least 1,380 people dead and more than 5,500 missing in Nepal and Tibet. Nepal has sought international aid, including drones, Bailey bridges, DNA testing kits, tunnel rescue suits, and epidemic prevention supplies. China has also been actively participating in the rescue efforts and promised to provide regular updates on the situation.
The final day of mourning in Hindu rites, marking the 13th day after the disaster, has been observed without any government-organized events, as the search and rescue operations are still ongoing.
Written by urgent.news from New Straits Times's reporting — not their text. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
