Race against time to save Nepal hydropower workers trapped in tunnel

Around 100 workers at a Chinese-funded hydropower project remain trapped in a tunnel.

Published: 4:20pm, 28 Aug 2026

Nepali soldiers are fighting through mud and debris to save 100 workers trapped in a tunnel in the Rasuwa district of Nepal on Friday. The workers fled to a passageway at a hydropower project to escape a rushing wall of ice, rock and water two days ago.

Race against time to save Nepal hydropower workers trapped in tunnel

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Around 100 workers at a Chinese-funded hydropower project remain trapped in a tunnel.