{
  "id": 5508772,
  "title": "Why finding missing workers from Nepal's hydropower tunnels is proving to be difficult",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/why-finding-missing-workers-from-nepals-hydropower-tunnels-is-proving",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T07:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260904/why-finding-missing-workers-from-nepals-hydropower-tunnels-is-proving-to-be-difficult"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NEW DELHI — Rescue efforts for missing workers trapped in flooded hydropower tunnels in Nepal have faced significant challenges since a disaster claimed over 1,200 lives across Nepal and China. Two workers were pulled alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower project along the Trishuli River on Friday, with one survivor reporting that additional people remain inside the tunnel. According to officials and industry representatives, at least 900 workers are missing from hydropower projects, with around 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels. However, access to these tunnels remains highly difficult due to ongoing flooding, debris, and damaged infrastructure, hindering rescue teams' ability to reach the workers. Rescuers, aided by foreign experts, have been working tirelessly at several hydropower projects, navigating through tunnels filled with debris, wading through mud, and scrambling over rocks in their search. Mohan Kumar Dangi, president of the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal, revealed that floods have damaged at least 12 hydropower projects in Rasuwa and Nuwako districts.",
  "summary": "NEW DELHI — Two workers have been rescued from a flooded hydropower tunnel in Nepal, nine days after the disaster that has killed more than 1,200 people across Nepal and China. The men were pulled alive on Friday from the Trishuli 3A hydropower project along the Trishuli River. Officials said one of the survivors told rescuers that more people were still alive inside the tunnel. At least 900…",
  "key_points": [
    "Rescue efforts face challenges due to flooding, debris, and damaged infrastructure.",
    "At least 900 workers missing, with 500 trapped in tunnels.",
    "Floods damaged 12 hydropower projects in Rasuwa and Nuwako districts."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The disaster highlights the vulnerability of hydropower projects to extreme weather events, posing significant challenges to rescue operations and potentially impacting the industry's future development in Nepal.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Why finding missing workers from Nepal's hydropower tunnels is proving to be difficult",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/why-finding-missing-workers-from-nepals-hydropower-tunnels-is-proving-5510731",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:17:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Video: Workers rescued from hydro tunnel nine days after Nepal flooding",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/video-workers-rescued-from-hydro-tunnel-nine-days-after-nepal-flooding",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:46:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Channel News Asia",
        "title": "Search ongoing for nine missing Singaporeans in Nepal; MFA working with local authorities",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/search-ongoing-for-nine-missing-singaporeans-in-nepal-mfa-working",
        "published": "2026-09-04T08:13:40.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}