Nepal flash floods: Indian tunnel rescue team makes progress at flood-hit Chilime hydropower site

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An Indian tunnel rescue team is working with the Nepalese Army to reach workers trapped inside the Chilime hydropower project site in Rasuwa district after devastating flash floods killed 1,344 people and left thousands missing. The teams have made a temporary track inside the tunnel to allow more equipment to reach the area and are also draining water to facilitate rescue operations. A total of 4,898 people remain missing, with at least 900 workers unaccounted for from a dozen hydropower projects in Nepal, including around 500 believed to be trapped inside tunnels. The floods were triggered by an ice and rock collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26.
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On August 26, a catastrophic flood struck the Nepal-Tibet region after a glacier collapsed in Nepal, resulting in over 1,300 deaths and leaving more than 5,500 people missing. Ten days later, on September 5, rescuers pulled out two survivors: Luhaitao, a Chinese man from a hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa district, and Chandrika Shrestha, a 64-year-old Nepali woman rescued from her home in Nuwakot district. Both were airlifted for medical treatment. The rescue operations continue amid immense challenges, with the UN launching an appeal for $US50 million to help over 84,000 affected individuals.

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Himalayan India Indian Nepal Rasuwa

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Nepal GPE · 7× India GPE · 3× Indian NORP · 3× Chilime GPE · 2× Himalayan NORP · 2× Rasuwa GPE · 2× China GPE · 1× Naveen Srivastava PERSON · 1× Nepalese NORP · 1× the Nepali Army ORG · 1×

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India has deployed specialised teams to assist Nepal following the devastating flash floods of August 26, which swept through northern and central parts of the country, killing 1,344 people, leaving thousands missing and destroying homes, roads and bridges and hydropower projects.
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2026-09-06 · The Hindu
Nepal flash floods: Indian tunnel rescue team makes progress at flood-hit Chilime hydropower site · assertive framing

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The Indian tunnel rescue team, who are continuing to work alongside with Nepalese Army have made a temporary track inside the Chilime tunnel in flood-hit Rasuwa district to allow more heavy equipment to reach the affected areas, authorities said on Saturday (September 5, 2026). asserted
authorities → continue → Saturday
The teams also dug deeper on Friday (September 4, 2026) to drain out water, which was hampering the rescue operations. asserted
which → dig → operations
The Indian tunnel rescue team, working alongside the Nepali Army, dug deeper into the Chilime tunnel yesterday, draining out water. asserted
team → work → water
A temporary track is also being made to allow more heavy equipment to reach the tunnel, and doctors with the team held a health camp for the local community," Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava said in a post on X on Saturday (September 5, 2026). asserted
Srivastava → make → Saturday
India has deployed specialised teams to assist Nepal following the devastating flash floods of August 26, which swept through northern and central parts of the country, killing 1,344 people, leaving thousands missing and destroying homes, roads and bridges and hydropower projects. asserted
which → deploy → homes
Expert teams from India and China are assisting Nepal's rescue teams in tracing workers and employees who have remained unaccounted for at various hydropower project sites since the disaster, with many believed to be trapped inside tunnels. asserted
many → assist → tunnels
The flash floods were believed to have been triggered by a collapse or avalanche of ice and rock near the Nepal-Tibet border. asserted
floods → believe → border
A total of 4,898 people remain missing. asserted
total → miss → people
The Bhotekoshi River, which flows south from the Himalayan border region, carried the floodwaters downstream, sweeping away homes, vehicles, roads and bridges and damaging hydropower projects. asserted
which → flow → projects
At least 900 workers are missing from a dozen hydropower projects in Nepal, with about 500 believed to be inside tunnels, officials said. asserted
officials → miss → tunnels
The Chilime hydropower project site is located near Syabrubesi village in the Rasuwa district, which was severely affected by the devastating flash floods in Nepal on August 26. asserted
which → locate → August
According to a report presented by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) on Friday, the devastating flash floods have affected more than 32,000 people and damaged roads, bridges, schools and healthcare facilities. uncertain
floods → accord → roads
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