Rescue efforts in Nepal are being supported by a 500-strong group of engineers using WhatsApp, who help coordinate searches for people believed trapped in hydropower tunnels after an Aug 26 flash flood. Reports say about 900 people are missing from six hydropower plants, and responders are focusing on whether survivors may have remained in or escaped to tunnels.
The outlets describe the same basic operation: engineers share technical guidance and assist rescue teams as they scour affected areas in the valley. Channel NewsAsia and NDTV emphasize the role of the engineering group in guiding searches, while Japan Times and Daily Maverick (citing Reuters) add that authorities specifically hope some missing workers may have escaped the flood by moving into or working in tunnels.
Overall, the reporting aligns on the event, the use of WhatsApp for rapid coordination, and the scale of the missing after the hydropower-plant disaster, with differences mainly in how strongly sources frame authorities’ hopes about tunnel survival.
