Flood rescue enters critical days, anxious families hope missing loved ones are alive
Summary
Families are anxiously waiting for word on hundreds of workers missing after floodwaters tore through hydropower projects along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river systems. Rescue teams are racing to reach submerged tunnels and underground powerhouses where some may still be trapped alive.
Key Points
- Hundreds of workers, engineers and technicians remain unaccounted for after the Bhotekoshi flood hit hydropower sites in Rasuwa and Nuwakot.
- Rescue teams are trying to reach underground tunnels and powerhouses at projects including Upper Trishuli-1, Upper Trishuli-3B, Rasuwagadhi and Upper Trishuli-3A.
- Families of the missing say the operation is moving too slowly and are urging authorities to intensify excavation and tunnel clearing.
- Officials and energy figures say underground facilities may still contain survivors because some powerhouses have oxygen systems and elevated control rooms.
