Nepal’s rescue operation is searching for survivors after an Aug 26 flash flood buries parts of hydropower tunnel networks in the Trishuli valley. Authorities and responders are scouring tunnels connected to damaged hydropower plants, where people may have been trapped or fled as water, mud and rock swept through the area.
Several outlets report that a WhatsApp group of about 500 engineers is supporting the effort by sharing drawings, technical guidance and information on missing workers in real time. The group, according to these accounts, was set up by engineers before the flood and later becomes a coordination tool alongside helicopters and heavy machinery.
Across sources, the main points differ mainly in emphasis rather than facts: some stress hopes that missing workers may have escaped into tunnels, while others focus on the group’s operational role in guiding searches. All describe the same overall context—authorities trying to account for people reported missing at multiple hydropower plants and using technical expertise delivered through the messaging app.
