Dozens of trapped hydropower tunnel workers in Nepal could still be alive, official says
About 46 people believed to be trapped in ‘room-like’ structure inside hydro plant tunnel on Nepal-Tibet border
TL;DR
- Dozens of workers are potentially alive after being trapped for a week in a chamber at Nepal's Rasuwagadhi hydropower plant.
- Officials believe the trapped workers may have survived due to available food and water supplies in the underground structure.
- Flash floods, triggered by a glacier collapse, have devastated towns and hydropower projects across Nepal, with hundreds still missing.
- Rescue efforts are concentrating on hydropower project tunnels, where survivors are believed to be trapped.
- International teams from India, China, and Korea, along with Australian experts, are assisting Nepal in the rescue operations.