Nepalese rescuers have worked through the night at the Trishuli hydropower project in Nuwakot, searching for workers believed to be trapped inside tunnels following last week’s devastating floods.
Heavy machinery and excavators have been deployed to clear huge amounts of mud and debris blocking access to the tunnels, as rescue teams race against time to find possible survivors.
Around 933 hydropower workers have reportedly been listed as missing or out of contact across several disaster-hit projects, raising fears that many could still be trapped.
The catastrophic flooding followed a glacier collapse and landslide in the Himalayas, sending a massive surge of water, mud and debris downstream and destroying infrastructure along the way.
Rescue operations have been repeatedly disrupted by continuing rain, rising river levels and unstable terrain, making conditions extremely dangerous for emergency crews.
At the Trishuli project, workers are carefully removing debris while teams search areas where people may have been trapped by the sudden floodwaters.
Nepal’s disaster authorities have reported hundreds of deaths and thousands of people still missing as search operations continue across remote communities.
The scale of the disaster has placed enormous pressure on rescue services, with damaged roads and bridges making access to affected areas increasingly difficult.
Despite the dangerous conditions, emergency teams continue working around the clock in the hope of finding survivors.
For families waiting for news, every hour brings uncertainty as rescuers race to reach those who may still be alive beneath the debris.
