# Nepal teams search for hundreds trapped in hydropower tunnels after deadly floods

https://mins.news/en/item/38161

- Reuters, 2026-08-31 04:50 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/nepal-teams-seek-hundreds-trapped-hydropower-tunnels-after-deadly-floods-2026-08-31/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a950800fb274f000180e3d3

> Nepalese rescue teams, assisted by Chinese and Indian experts, worked through the night to reach hundreds believed trapped in blocked hydropower-project tunnels after last week’s deadly Himalayan floods. The disaster cut a path of destruction through Nepal’s valley towns and villages and across the border in China.

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