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Rescuers race to save over 100 people still trapped in Nepalese hydropower project tunnel

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A Nepalese rescue team is working to locate over 100 people trapped in a tunnel at the Trishuli 1 hydropower project after a deadly flood swept through the area. So far, 350 laborers and locals have been rescued by the army, who are now focused on evacuating those still trapped. The Trishuli 1 power facility is located about 70 kilometers north of Kathmandu, where at least 389 people were killed in the floods. India's Ministry of External Affairs confirmed that Indian nationals were among the workers at the project.

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Story summary

Nepal faced devastating flash floods on August 26, triggered by a glacial collapse in the Himalayas, resulting in over 900 deaths and nearly 5,000 missing people across Nepal and Tibet. Rescue teams from multiple countries, including China, are searching for hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in hydropower tunnels. The disaster has prompted international relief efforts; Australia dispatched a specialized team including 10 personnel from Fire and Rescue NSW as part of an $11 million humanitarian support package. Meanwhile, social media erupted with racist comments towards missing Australians, highlighting tensions within affected communities.

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Topics

Himalayan Nepal Nepalese PMO the Prime Minister’s Office

Subjects

Nepal GPE · 2× PMO ORG · 2× Himalayan NORP · 1× India GPE · 1× Indian NORP · 1× Kathmandu GPE · 1× Ministry of External Affairs ORG · 1× Nepalese NORP · 1× Randhir Jaiswal PERSON · 1× the Prime Minister’s Office ORG · 1×

Narrative

“A team of the Nepalese Army has successfully rescued 350 labourers and locals trapped in a tunnel a while back, facing an extremely dangerous and challenging situation amid adverse weather and floods,” the PMO said in the post.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-28

2026-08-28 · National Post

Rescuers race to save over 100 people still trapped in Nepalese hydropower project tunnel · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 2 hedged)

A Nepalese rescue team is racing to locate 100 people still trapped in a hydropower tunnel after earlier extracting 350 labourers and locals, according to the Prime Minister’s Office, after a deadly torrent engulfed parts of the Himalayan nation. uncertain

torrent → race → nation

A video posted on the PMO’s Facebook page showed two army rescuers in hard hats and military fatigues rappelling out of a low-hovering helicopter and then crawling up a mud-encrusted hill toward the tunnel entrance. asserted

rescuers → post → entrance

The Trishuli 1 power facility is located about 70 kilometres (43 miles) north of the capital, Kathmandu, on the Upper Trishuli River. asserted

facility → locate → River

India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said Thursday that Indian nationals were among workers at Trishuli 1. asserted

nationals → say → Trishuli

PMO → rescue → post

“The troops are actively working to safely evacuate more than 100 people trapped in the same tunnel.” asserted

troops → work → tunnel

Trishuli 1 is a 216 megawatt project being built in Nepal’s Rasuwa district, one of the areas hardest-hit by the flash floods. asserted

Trishuli → build → floods

Nine international lenders, including International Finance Corp., Asian Development Bank and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, are providing credit for construction. asserted

lenders → include → construction

The $647 million venture was led by two Korean firms and close to the final stage of construction as part of efforts to help reduce Nepal’s acute power shortages, according to the Korea JoongAng Daily. uncertain

venture → lead → Daily

It said more than 90 per cent of the upper dam was destroyed as well as roughly 90 per cent of the base camp housing for construction workers. asserted

cent → say → workers

The raging torrent of water and mud on Wednesday damaged bridges and roads as it inundated the region near the Chinese border, hampering rescue efforts. asserted

it → rag → efforts

Floodwaters had not completely receded in parts of the affected zone and some villages and roads were left under a thick layer of mud. asserted

villages → recede → mud

At least 389 people were killed and more than 1,200 are still missing, including hundreds of foreign tourists. asserted

1,200 → kill → tourists