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Nepal rescuers race to reach 500 feared trapped in hydro projects after flash floods
Nepalese army and armed police are working through bad weather and blocked roads to reach more than 500 people believed trapped in at least six hydropower projects in flash flood-hit areas, including Rasuwa district.
Rescue agencies in Nepal are struggling against rough weather and difficult terrain to reach more than 500 people believed to be trapped inside at least six hydro-power projects in areas hit by flash floods, including Rasuwa district, according to Nepal's armed police. The operation involves the Nepalese army, which has deployed around 7,000 troops, and the Nepal Armed Police Force, which has pressed nearly 4,000 personnel into service.
Armed police spokesperson Deputy Inspector General Netra Bahadur Karki said the focus is on six projects: upper Trishuli, upper Trishuli-1, Rasuwa hydropower, Trishuli 3A, Chilime Khola and Langtang hydropower projects. The exact number of trapped people has not been confirmed. Rescuers are also dealing with road blocks and slush caused by the flooding.
- Nepal Armed Police Force
- NAPF
- Nepalese Army
- Rasuwa district
- flash flood
- rescue operation
- hydropower projects
- Upper Trishuli
- Upper Trishuli-1
- Rasuwa Hydropower Project
- Trishuli 3A
- Chilime Khola
- Langtang hydropower project
- Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel
- Netra Bahadur Karki
- Rajaram Basnet
- Dhunche
- Timure
- drones
- helicopters
- drilling machines
- mud slush boulders
- missing personnel
- Manisha
- Chinese nationals evacuated
- Indian nationals evacuated
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WorldEnvironment
Nepal rescuers race to reach 500 feared trapped in hydro projects after flash floods
Nepalese army and armed police are working through bad weather and blocked roads to reach more than 500 people believed trapped in at least six hydropower projects in flash flood-hit areas, including Rasuwa district.
Rescue agencies in Nepal are struggling against rough weather and difficult terrain to reach more than 500 people believed to be trapped inside at least six hydro-power projects in areas hit by flash floods, including Rasuwa district, according to Nepal's armed police. The operation involves the Nepalese army, which has deployed around 7,000 troops, and the Nepal Armed Police Force, which has pressed nearly 4,000 personnel into service.
Armed police spokesperson Deputy Inspector General Netra Bahadur Karki said the focus is on six projects: upper Trishuli, upper Trishuli-1, Rasuwa hydropower, Trishuli 3A, Chilime Khola and Langtang hydropower projects. The exact number of trapped people has not been confirmed. Rescuers are also dealing with road blocks and slush caused by the flooding.
- Nepal Armed Police Force
- NAPF
- Nepalese Army
- Rasuwa district
- flash flood
- rescue operation
- hydropower projects
- Upper Trishuli
- Upper Trishuli-1
- Rasuwa Hydropower Project
- Trishuli 3A
- Chilime Khola
- Langtang hydropower project
- Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel
- Netra Bahadur Karki
- Rajaram Basnet
- Dhunche
- Timure
- drones
- helicopters
- drilling machines
- mud slush boulders
- missing personnel
- Manisha
- Chinese nationals evacuated
- Indian nationals evacuated
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