Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously
Summary
Rescuers in Nepal are using explosives and pumping air into mud-filled tunnels to find more than 600 workers trapped after floods hit hydropower project sites near the Trishuli River. The disaster has killed 939 people and left nearly 4,000 missing, with many workers still trapped underground.Key Facts
- Over 600 workers are believed to be trapped in mud-filled tunnels along Nepal’s Trishuli River.
- The flood disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border has caused 939 deaths so far.
- Around 3,925 people are missing, including 592 foreign nationals.
- About one in seven missing people work at hydropower plants damaged by the floods.
- Nepal’s Prime Minister Balendra Shah said 279 people were rescued from the sites.
- The rescue involves Nepalese and Chinese military, with help from India, Korea, and Australia.
- Rescuers are using explosives to break into hillsides and pumping air into tunnels for survivors.
- Floods damaged at least 11 hydropower projects in Nepal, affecting workers and engineers.
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