KATHMANDU: Rescuers in Nepal are focusing on three hydropower project tunnels where they believe dozens of workers could be trapped, authorities said on Tuesday (Sep 8), two weeks after a devastating flood killed hundreds and left thousands missing in the Himalayan country and in neighbouring China’s Tibet region.
At least 11 hydropower projects were engulfed when a glacier collapsed into a river on the Nepal-China border on Aug 26, burying the entrances to the tunnels of these projects under debris and mud and cutting off those trapped inside.
“Our search operation is focused on finding survivors, including in tunnels. Our bigger focus is on…
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