Nepal Rescues Over 100 Trapped in Hydropower Tunnel with China and India's Help
On August 29, 2026, Nepal's army, supported by Chinese and Indian experts, began drilling into a hydropower tunnel to rescue over 100 workers trapped after floods. The rescue effort, initiated three days after the floods, faced challenges as teams pulled survivors from mud-caked tunnels.
Where Sources Diverge
Tuo-i-tre and France24 mention the rescue effort started three days after floods, while other sources do not specify the cause of the entrapment.
Nepal is racing against time to rescue over 100 people trapped inside hydropower tunnels.
Nepali army rescue teams were using drilling equipment on Saturday seeking to rescue more than 100 people trapped inside a hydropower tunnel, three days after devastating floods struck the site.
The number of trapped individuals varies between 100 and 900, depending on the source.
Over 100 people trapped inside hydropower tunnels.
Footage released by the Nepal Army showed teams pulling people out of the tunnels caked in mud. But each passing day dims hopes for those trapped inside.
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Urgent search for survivors trapped in hydropower tunnels News.com.au
Footage released by the Nepal Army showed teams pulling people out of the tunnels caked in mud. But each passing day dims hopes for those trapped inside.
On August 29, Nepal is racing against time to rescue over 100 people trapped inside hydropower tunnels.
Indian tunnel rescue experts join effort to reach trapped workers in Nepal’s hydropower projects Press Trust of India
Nepali army rescue teams were using drilling equipment on Saturday seeking to rescue more than 100 people trapped inside a hydropower tunnel, three days after devastating floods struck the site.
Nepali army starts drilling into hydropower tunnel to reach more than 100 trapped workers Malay Mail