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Emergency crews in Nepal have successfully reached and extracted survivors who were trapped inside collapsed hydropower construction tunnels for nine days. Rescue operations are now expanding to locate additional workers believed to be missing in adjacent underground sites.
Rescue teams are searching for survivors trapped inside tunnels at Nepal’s Chilime hydropower plant following a collapse or incident.
Following catastrophic floods that killed hundreds and left many missing, Nepal is intensifying efforts to improve its early warning systems, including seeking Chinese satellite data. Search operations continue for nine South Koreans still missing in the worst-hit areas.
The MEA said the Indian tunnel rescue team established a foothold at hydropower tunnels in Chilime.
Rescue operations continue across Nepal and the Tibet border as the death toll from catastrophic flash floods exceeds 950, with thousands still unaccounted for. Authorities warn that melting Himalayan glaciers are intensifying the frequency and severity of such disasters.
Severe flooding across the Himalayan region has damaged critical energy infrastructure, trapping hundreds in tunnels and forcing authorities to reassess reconstruction efforts in vulnerable valleys.
Catastrophic flash floods in Nepal have killed at least 675 people and left nearly 3,000 missing, triggering extensive search-and-rescue operations across difficult terrain. Authorities have declined international assistance while warning that post-disaster recovery will require billions of dollars.
Emergency responders are conducting a desperate search for hundreds of construction workers still missing after severe flooding collapsed access to three hydropower project tunnels in Nepal. Authorities have narrowed the focus to three primary tunnel sites.
Rescue teams successfully extracted two construction workers from a tunnel buried under mud and debris following catastrophic flooding in Nepal. Their survival after nine days has provided rare hope for other missing individuals trapped in the disaster zone.
Nepali authorities believe that the dozens of workers trapped in hydropower tunnels could still be alive, as some of the tunnels have chambers with air supplies.
Severe flooding in Nepal has killed more than 1,000 people and left nearly 4,000 missing, prompting extensive search efforts in mud-clogged tunnels. Emergency crews continue working through hazardous conditions while families hold onto hopes of finding survivors.
Rescue operations are underway to free hundreds of workers buried in mudslides at hydropower construction sites, as catastrophic flooding across the Nepal-China border region continues to claim lives.
Severe flash floods in Nepal have left hundreds missing, including foreign pilgrims and workers trapped inside hydropower project tunnels, prompting urgent domestic and international rescue operations. Authorities are facing scrutiny over delayed early warning systems and battling misinformation as recovery efforts continue.
Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims encountered life-threatening flash floods in Nepal's Rasuwa Bhote Koshi area, leading to a catastrophic toll of 675 confirmed casualties and 2,418 individuals missing. In response, India is playing a pivotal role in humanitarian efforts, dispatching technical teams to evaluate flood-affected hydropower tunnels and providing more than 57 tonnes of crucial emergency supplies to assist ongoing rescue operations.
Thirteen days after devastating floods killed hundreds in Nepal, the Nepali Army reports that 121 people may still be trapped in flood-hit hydropower tunnels.
Hundreds of workers remain trapped in hydropower tunnels in Nepal as 38 Australians remain missing.
Emergency responders are urgently attempting to locate and extract construction workers feared trapped inside collapsed hydropower project tunnels in Nepal following recent heavy rainfall and landslides.
Glacial flash floods across Nepal and Tibet have killed more than 1,000 people, with search teams focusing on trapped workers inside collapsed hydropower tunnels. International aid groups and neighboring countries are mobilizing disaster relief as thousands remain unaccounted for.
Severe flooding and landslides across Nepal have killed hundreds of people, swept away schools, and left hundreds of hydropower construction workers trapped in submerged tunnels. Rescue teams are racing against time to locate survivors while authorities implement emergency health measures to prevent disease outbreaks.
Highly trained mountain guides utilized expedition skills to navigate mud-choked tunnels and rescue six individuals during severe flooding in Nepal's Rasuwa district.