Search continues in Nepal for people in hydropower plant tunnels after collapse
In Nepal, rescuers are continuing to search for workers who may have remained trapped in the tunnels of hydropower facilities after a glacial and mountain collapse on the border with China on August 26. According to Asharq Al-Awsat, citing AFP, at least 1,385 people were killed in both countries as a result of the disaster, while more than 5,500 others are considered missing.
Several operations at the same time
Australian rescue operations expert Arnold Dix described the situation as unprecedented. According to him, several potential operations to rescue people are taking place simultaneously in different locations, each with its own dangers and uncertainties.
Hundreds of hydropower facility workers are among the missing. As of September 7, search and rescue operations had continued for the thirteenth day. Nepal observed a national day of mourning that day in accordance with traditional Hindu rituals, while rescue work continued.
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Searches on the ground, from the air and in tunnels
Nepal Army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet told AFP that operations are being conducted on the ground, from the air and in tunnels. According to him, rescuers are trying to make sure that no one remains trapped.
Hope of finding more survivors was strengthened by the rescue of three workers from deep inside the tunnels: two Nepalese on Friday and a Chinese national on Saturday. Nepalese teams are being assisted by specialists from China, India and South Korea, including Arnold Dix. In 2023, he was one of the key advisers during the operation to rescue 41 workers who spent 17 days in the collapsed Silkyara tunnel in India's Uttarakhand state.
