Floodwaters Engulf Rasuwa Tunnel, Four Feared Dead
Summary
Floodwaters entered a China Hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa, sweeping away four workers and leaving one Korean engineer among the missing. A mason from Kailali recounted surviving for hours inside the mud-filled tunnel before returning home after the disaster.
Key Points
- Floodwaters suddenly entered a tunnel under construction by China Hydropower in Rasuwa, sweeping away four workers, including a Korean engineer.
- Chhunukram Dangora and others survived by waiting for the water to subside, then escaping a tunnel filled with mud and silt after about three and a half hours.
- After the disaster, the workers faced days of uncertainty, poor shelter, and delayed rescue before eventually reaching Kathmandu and later their homes.
- Dangora’s brother-in-law remains missing, and the company and Janaki Rural Municipality have promised assistance and compensation.
