Rescuers in Nepal are racing to reach hundreds of workers believed to be trapped after flooding inundates tunnels at hydropower projects. Multiple reports describe emergency teams working to locate survivors and prevent conditions from worsening while the operation continues.
Rescue crews drill holes to help circulate air into the flooded tunnel areas, aiming to keep trapped workers alive until they can be reached. The efforts focus on ventilation and access methods, reflecting the difficulty of operating underground in waterlogged conditions. Details on the exact number of people affected and the projects involved are not consistent across the limited information provided.
The outlets emphasize the urgency and scale of the situation, but both frame the response around technical rescue steps—particularly sending air via drilled openings—rather than on political or blame-focused explanations.
