Rescue Operations Underway in Seven Hydropower Project Tunnels Affected by Rasuwa Flood
Summary
Rescue operations are underway in seven hydropower project tunnels affected by the Bhote Koshi flood in Rasuwa and Nuwakot. The Nepali Army, Armed Police, and foreign tunnel experts are searching for hundreds of missing people, with some survivors and bodies already recovered.
Key Points
- Search and rescue operations are ongoing in seven hydropower project tunnels after the Bhote Koshi flood in Rasuwa and Nuwakot.
- The Nepali Army says 121 people are suspected trapped, while IPPAN claims 898 people are missing across the affected project sites.
- Rescuers have already saved Sanjay Sah, Kabir Maharjan, and Chinese national Luaito alive from different tunnels, and recovered bodies from some sites.
- Operations are continuing at projects including Rasuwagadhi, Chilime, Upper Trishuli-1, Trishuli-3 'A', and Trishuli-3 'B' with support from Indian, Chinese, and Korean tunnel experts.
