Rescuers need to crawl 60 meters, then crouch inside Trishuli 3A tunnel
Summary
Rescue operations are underway at the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project tunnel, where two NEA employees have been pulled out alive and another body has been recovered. Rescuers from the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and Nepal Electricity Authority are crawling about 60 meters inside the tunnel to reach others trapped there.
Key Points
- Two employees of the Nepal Electricity Authority, Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan, were rescued alive from the Trishuli 3A tunnel and airlifted to Birendra Hospital in Kathmandu.
- Rescue teams from the Nepal Army, Armed Police Force and NEA have entered the tunnel to look for more people trapped inside.
- Rescuers must crawl about 60 meters inside the tunnel before they can continue in a crouched position, and walkie-talkies are not working inside.
- Another body has been recovered from the tunnel as relatives and local residents gather at the site for identification.
