Nepal rescuers search hydropower tunnels for survivors
Rescue teams are searching for survivors trapped inside tunnels at Nepalโs Chilime hydropower plant.
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Rescue teams are searching for survivors trapped inside tunnels at Nepalโs Chilime hydropower plant.
Nepali rescuers faced challenging conditions on Sunday as search operations following catastrophic floods entered their 12th day, buoyed by the extraordinary rescue of four survivors. The disaster has also affected infrastructure and roads. Our correspondent Shahzaib Wahlah tells us more.
Rescue teams on Friday pulled two hydropower workers free from a tunnel blocked by mud and debris during the massive flood that swept through Nepal in late August. Officials believe that hundreds of workers remain trapped in tunnels connected to hydropower projects throughout the remote Himalayan region.
Two hydropower workers were pulled from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal on Friday, more than a week after catastrophic flooding swept through the area, government ministers said. Rescuers cheered as one man was pulled from a muddy opening, video released by the energy ministry showed. He was helped to his feet by rescuers. A photograph showed the second man caked in mud, his hands pressed together in prayer, as rescuers carried him away on an orange stretcher. The men were named as Sanjay...