Nepalese Rescuers Now Focusing on Hydropower Tunnels
Rescuers are using new equipment and oxygen lines to reach tunnels where authorities believe about 121 hydro workers may be trapped, officials said.
- Two weeks after the August 26 disaster, rescuers in Nepal are focusing on tunnels at the Trishuli 3A, 3B, and Chilime hydroelectric projects, where authorities believe survivors may remain trapped.
- A glacial collapse near the China-Nepal border on August 26 triggered catastrophic flooding that buried roads and hydropower infrastructure under debris, cutting off access to underground facilities where workers sheltered.
- While recent rescues of four people, including a Chinese national pulled from a tunnel on Saturday, provided hope, families are growing frustrated and demanding the government expedite rescue operations.
- Nepal's disaster authority reported on Tuesday that the death toll reached 1,357, with 5,326 people still missing nearly two weeks after the August 26 disaster struck the Himalayan nation.
- Disaster authority chief Dharma Raj Upreti noted teams are supplying oxygen through pipes and deploying new equipment to clear debris, as Prime Minister Balendra Shah vowed there would be no let-up in rescue operations.
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