Nepal floods: Rescuers race to save 900 workers trapped in hydropower tunnels as death toll hits 1204
Rescuers are clinging to hope hundreds of workers could still be alive deep inside Nepal’s hydropower tunnels as the flood death toll passes 1200.
- Why it matters
- Workers trapped underground in flooded tunnels face immediate mortal danger; rescue success depends on reaching them before water levels rise further or oxygen depletes.
- Most affected
- Workers trapped in hydropower tunnels — At immediate risk of death from flooding or suffocation underground.
- Likely next
- Whether rescuers successfully extract any of the trapped workers and how many are recovered alive.
Also reported by: Fox News, The Indian Express
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