# Nepal army rescues survivors from hydropower tunnel

https://mins.news/en/item/35366

- BBC News, 2026-08-28 08:33 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cddv0rldqqlo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Nepal’s army is rescuing survivors trapped inside a hydropower-project tunnel in Rasuwa. Footage released by the prime minister’s office shows soldiers carrying people out and crawling through deep mud to reach others. Officials estimated that more than 100 people were trapped in the tunnel, while the flood death toll reached 475.

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