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Nepal tunnel becomes tomb as 13 bodies recovered from floods
Devastating floods that swept through Nepal on August 26 have claimed at least 13 lives in a single day after rescue teams recovered the bodies from a tunnel at a hydropower project. The discovery highlights the catastrophic toll of the disaster on the Himalayan nation.
LSN India ·
Search and rescue operations in Nepal's Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project on Friday yielded grim results as teams recovered 13 bodies from the Adit 3 tunnel, underscoring the severity of flooding that battered the country earlier this week.
The August 26 floods wreaked widespread devastation across Nepal, with the hydropower project site becoming one of the hardest-hit locations. The recovery of multiple bodies in the tunnel suggests workers or residents were caught in the sudden surge of water that inundated the underground passage.
Nepal's disaster response teams have intensified rescue operations at the project site as authorities attempt to account for all missing persons. The Trishuli River, a major waterway in central Nepal, swelled dramatically during the flooding event, overwhelming infrastructure in its path.
The incident underscores the vulnerability of large-scale infrastructure projects in Nepal's mountainous terrain, where seasonal monsoons and climate-related extreme weather events pose ongoing risks. Officials have not yet provided comprehensive casualty figures for the broader flooding event, but the single-day toll at the hydropower project indicates substantial loss of life across affected regions.