Hundreds of Workers Feared Stuck in Hydropower Tunnels as Nepal Flood Deaths Cross 900
To stream WUSA9 on your phone, you need the WUSA9 app. Example video title will go here for this video NEPAL, — 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. The combined deaths in Nepal and China surpassed 900, with more than 4,700 people missing, and a private-sector association representing power companies said at least 900 workers have been unaccounted for from 12 hydropower projects damaged by the floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts. Mohan Kumar Dangi, president of the Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal, or IPPAN, said there are an estimated at least 500 of the 900 missing workers trapped in the tunnels, although authorities have provided varying numbers and said several foreign teams were assisting Nepali rescuers. But others warned that the chances of finding survivors were diminishing.
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At the Trishuli-3 Hydropower Project, crews were working to descend about 50 feet into the tunnel in an effort to reach those believed trapped inside, according to Basnet, the army spokesperson. I don’t know whether he is alive or dead,” Nagappan told AP, but he said he hadn't given up on hearing from his son.
