Flood Rescue Efforts Face Challenges in Nepal
Summary
Rescue operations are struggling after devastating floods hit the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers, with hundreds of workers feared trapped in hydropower tunnels in Rasuwa and Nuwakot. Officials say Nepal lacks the technology needed to carry out the extraction.
Key Points
- Devastating floods on the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers have triggered rescue operations in Nepal.
- Hundreds of workers are suspected to be trapped inside hydropower project tunnels in Rasuwa and Nuwakot.
- Rescue teams have tried excavators, explosions, drilling, and oxygen and cameras through pipes, but the extraction has not been possible.
- The article says the required rescue technology is not available in Nepal and disputes a claim made in parliament.
