Amid the chaos in the nation, a Nepal electricity authority official reportedly expressed confidence on Wednesday, saying that the workers trapped in an underground chamber at the Rasuwagadhi hydropower plant may be found alive. Devastating flash floods wreaked havoc through Nepal last week, claiming over 1,100 lives so far and leaving a trail of destruction.
The official expressed confidence that they must be alive. Raja Ram Basnet, Nepal’s army spokesman, noted that rescue teams are searching for survivors believed to be trapped inside tunnels at other locations, where powerhouses have spaces for people to stay. A board member of the Nepal Electricity Authority, 46 people are trapped in the tunnel, according to Amhsu Kiran Shahi. The disaster was triggered on August 26 by a collapse or avalanche of ice and rock near the Nepal-Tibet border. The death toll from the devastating flood in Nepal’s Bhotekoshi River has risen to 1,127, The Kathmandu Post reported, citing Nepal Police on Wednesday. Search operations continue for 4,858 missing people, according to the police. Authorities have rescued 6,541 people across the affected regions.
