Rescue Team Deployed for Missing Persons from Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project
Summary
A rescue team has been deployed to search for 93 people missing after a devastating flood hit the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project site on the Bhote Koshi River. Four people trapped in an underground descender were later rescued by a Nepal Army helicopter.
Key Points
- A rescue team is searching for people missing from the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project after a flood in the Bhote Koshi River.
- Ninety-three workers from the project and related construction firms are reported missing.
- A technical team is carrying out aerial reconnaissance using a Nepal Army helicopter.
- Four people trapped in an underground descender were safely rescued after two days of effort.
