# Trapped Nepali workers rescued from hydropower tunnel after catastrophic flooding

https://mins.news/en/item/36038

- Fox News, 2026-08-28 18:19 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/trapped-nepali-workers-pulled-hydropower-tunnel-catastrophic-flooding

> Video released by Nepal’s Prime Minister’s Office shows rescuers pulling people through mud from a hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa. Officials said 350 people had been rescued, while more than 100 remained trapped, and 533 residents had been moved to safety. Nepal reported at least 538 deaths and up to 1,924 missing; Tibet reported five deaths and 558 missing. The USGS said a glacial collapse likely triggered the disaster.

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