Dozens of trapped hydropower workers in Nepal may still be alive, officials say
Authorities express confidence that approximately 46 workers remain alive in an underground chamber at Nepal's Rasuwagadhi hydropower plant more than a week after flash floods.
About 46 people are believed to be trapped in a "room-like" structure inside a tunnel at the Rasuwagadhi hydropower plant on the Nepal-Tibet border, according to Nepal authorities. Officials stated they are "confident" the workers remain alive more than a week after the floods struck the area.
At least 639 workers remain missing from hydropower plants built along Nepal's Bhote Koshi and Triushuli rivers, according to authorities.
Sources
- Dozens of trapped hydropower tunnel workers in Nepal could still be alive, official says — The Guardian — World
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