Disaster and tunnel expert on efforts to save workers trapped in hydropower tunnels

Disaster and tunnel expert on efforts to save workers trapped in hydropower tunnels  CNN

Nearly a week after flash floods devastated parts of Nepal and Tibet, rescuers are still searching for people trapped in hydropower plants. But first they have to find the plants.

Catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border has killed hundreds and left thousands more missing.

The death toll in Nepal has crossed 1,000 from the deadly floods that tore through an area on the border with Tibet on August 26, and nearly 4,000 people remain missing. six days on hopes for survivors are dimming, but rescuers focused on a network of hydropower sites along the Trishuli River are holding out hope. Of t

Devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least 987 people in Nepal, the disaster authority has said, taking the number of overall deaths to more than 1,000.

Nepal army soldiers undertaking a rescue operation at the site of a hydropower project in Upper Trishuli, Nepal. Alamy Stock Photo flash floods Some 4,462 people are missing. THE DEATH TOLL from the devastating flooding in Nepal-Tibet last week has passed 1,000, as search and rescue efforts entered a seventh day. Nepal

Nepal rescuers turn attention to workers trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly flood  thenationalnews.com

Workers thought to be stuck in underground areas at 11 sites after last week’s devastating flash floods Rescue teams are working to reach more than 900 missing hydropower workers, hundreds of whom are feared trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of 11 hydropower projects in Nepal after the devastating flash floo

Teenage girl and boy among at least 33 Britons missing after devastating flash flood, with rescue efforts 'at critical stage'

Rescuers rushed Monday to reach workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites buried in mud after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, as the death toll continued to rise and increasingly desperate families search for their loved ones.

Death toll of last week’s catastrophic flooding surpasses 900, with more than 4,700 people missing

Rescuers are trying to find trapped workers in hydroelectric plant tunnels after catastrophic flooding in Nepal and Tibet killed at least 900 people and left more than 4,700 missing

KATHMANDU (NEPAL) - Nepali rescuers raced on Monday in a bid to free dozens of hydropower workers believed trapped in tunnels after devastating floods as search efforts entered a sixth day, officials said.

Families plead for faster action as more than 3,000 people remain missing

Crews drill holes to send air to survivors believed trapped in flooded hydropower sites

We spoke to Phurba Gyaljen Sherpa, president of the Nepal Mountaineering Association, about the survival chances of those trapped in the Trishuli-3A and 3B sites.

The death toll from floods in Nepal rose to nearly 800 as rescuers raced to gain access to tunnels where hydroelectric workers were feared trapped.

Rescuers in Nepal and Tibet race to reach workers trapped in flooded tunnels after a disaster that killed nearly 800 and left 3,000 missing.

Nepal steps up rescue effort to reach hundreds trapped in tunnels  Reuters

Nepal’s government says more than 100 workers may still be alive and trapped inside tunnels at hydropower projects, with rescue efforts focused on the Trishuli 3A and 3B sites.

Nepali army joins flood rescue efforts at hydroelectric facilities where workers are believed to be trapped in 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.