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Nepali flash-flood rescuers find Rasuwagadhi tunnel empty as 93 workers stay untraced

Nepali army rescuers searched a flood-hit hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa and found no people, leaving 93 workers untraced.

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As of 2026-08-31, 93 workers at the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project in Nepal's Rasuwa district remained untraced after flash floods hit the area. [1] On 2026-08-31, Nepal's Prime Minister's Secretariat said the Nepali Army-led rescue team searched the tunnel of the 111-MW flood-hit Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project in Rasuwa district and found no people inside. [2] Flash floods in Nepal and China killed more than 1,000 people and left thousands missing, including at least 900 workers from 12 hydropower projects buried under mud and debris. [3] A glacial collapse in the Himalayan region triggered catastrophic flash floods on 2026-08-26 that killed over 1,000 people and left thousands missing in Nepal and Tibet. [4] At least 900 workers are still missing from 12 hydropower projects buried under mud and debris, with about 500 believed to be trapped inside power plant tunnels, according to the Nepal Army and rescue officials. [5] As of 2026-08-31, rescue teams were also searching 11 other flood-hit hydropower projects in Nepal where 897 workers remained out of contact. [6] Filmmaker and drone pilot Manish Maharjan joined the Nepal Army's rescue efforts a day after the flash floods began. [7] Maharjan used thermal drones to search for missing workers, noting that drones were effective in locating people stranded on hillsides and in caves but struggled inside tunnels. [8] The Aug. 26 flash floods started after a glacial collapse in the Himalayan region that registered as a magnitude 5.2 seismic event. [9] Nepali soldiers and rescue teams have deployed to the site to navigate the mud-swamped tunnels and search for the missing workers. [10] At the Rasuwagadhi hydropower project on 2026-08-31, Maharjan managed to send a drone deep inside to the end of the tunnel but found no sign of life, as the tunnel was filled with mud and debris. [11] Drone pilot Manish Maharjan joined the Nepal Army's rescue efforts a day after the floods and used speaker-mounted drones to call out to or play music for stranded people, which helped locate some survivors on hillsides. [12]
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  1. As of 2026-08-31, 93 workers at the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project in Nepal's Rasuwa district remained untraced after flash floods hit the area. · Mid-day
  2. On 2026-08-31, Nepal's Prime Minister's Secretariat said the Nepali Army-led rescue team searched the tunnel of the 111-MW flood-hit Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project in Rasuwa district and found no people inside. · Mid-day
  3. Flash floods in Nepal and China killed more than 1,000 people and left thousands missing, including at least 900 workers from 12 hydropower projects buried under mud and debris. · Winnipeg Free Press
  4. A glacial collapse in the Himalayan region triggered catastrophic flash floods on 2026-08-26 that killed over 1,000 people and left thousands missing in Nepal and Tibet. · Mongabay Environmental News
  5. At least 900 workers are still missing from 12 hydropower projects buried under mud and debris, with about 500 believed to be trapped inside power plant tunnels, according to the Nepal Army and rescue officials. · Mongabay Environmental News
  6. As of 2026-08-31, rescue teams were also searching 11 other flood-hit hydropower projects in Nepal where 897 workers remained out of contact. · Mid-day
  7. Filmmaker and drone pilot Manish Maharjan joined the Nepal Army's rescue efforts a day after the flash floods began. · Winnipeg Free Press
  8. Maharjan used thermal drones to search for missing workers, noting that drones were effective in locating people stranded on hillsides and in caves but struggled inside tunnels. · Winnipeg Free Press
  9. The Aug. 26 flash floods started after a glacial collapse in the Himalayan region that registered as a magnitude 5.2 seismic event. · Winnipeg Free Press
  10. Nepali soldiers and rescue teams have deployed to the site to navigate the mud-swamped tunnels and search for the missing workers. · France 24
  11. At the Rasuwagadhi hydropower project on 2026-08-31, Maharjan managed to send a drone deep inside to the end of the tunnel but found no sign of life, as the tunnel was filled with mud and debris. · Mongabay Environmental News
  12. Drone pilot Manish Maharjan joined the Nepal Army's rescue efforts a day after the floods and used speaker-mounted drones to call out to or play music for stranded people, which helped locate some survivors on hillsides. · Mongabay Environmental News
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