Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 28, 2026 (AFP) - Nepal army says working to rescue 100 people trapped in hydropower tunnel after flood

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2026-08-28

Nepali army helicopter rescue teams were working Friday to rescue around 100 people trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower project swamped by a devastating flood two days earlier. "Our focus is in search and rescue of people... some people are trapped in the tunnel of Trishuli 3A hydropower project," Nepal Army spokesman Raja Ram Basnet told AFP. The prime minister's office said in a statement that 350 people had been rescued from the area, bu......

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