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Nepal Rescuers Blast Hillsides to Reach Trapped Hydropower Workers

🐿️ The Squirrel's Take
Blasting hillsides shows rescuers are running out of time and options to save workers buried alive in hydropower tunnels.
💡 Why it matters
This disaster exposes the deadly risks of hydropower infrastructure in fragile Himalayan terrain, threatening Nepal's energy future and regional stability.

Workers thought to be stuck in underground areas at 11 sites after last week’s devastating flash floods Rescue teams are working to reach more than 900 missing hydropower workers, hundreds of whom are feared trapped in the tunnels and underground areas of 11 hydropower projects.

📡 Where we spotted it (2)
The Guardian
Nepal rescuers race to reach hundreds feared trapped in hydropower tunnels
28d ago
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BBC News
Nepal rescuers blast hillside in search of hydropower workers as families wait anxiously
28d ago
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