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Nepal rescues two workers as thousands still missing

9/4/2026

Summary

Nepal Army Rescues

Nepal Army rescued Sanjay Shah and Kabir Maharjan who were taken to a Kathmandu hospital and remained stable.
Officials say 557 workers missing from Trishuli 3A and 900 from 12 projects with about 115 and 500 likely trapped.
Foreign experts from India and China assist with drones, explosives and a WhatsApp coordination group.
The August 26 glacier collapse caused floods that killed 1,200 people and left more than 5,000 missing.

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Tibetan Police Punished

Ten Tibetan police officers were punished for allegedly spreading false information about the disaster’s scale.
Families of missing Chinese workers have asked authorities for permission to use drones and helicopters in the search.
Nepali police have urged relatives to provide fresh blood samples and passport photos for DNA profiling.
The International Committee of the Red Cross issued a field manual on dignified handling of bodies for first responders.

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Balendra Shah Warns

A magnitude 5.2 seismic event triggered a landslide from bedrock collapse beneath a glacier.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah warned the disaster signals rising Himalayan risks linked to climate change.
Scientists say the Himalayas warm twice the global average, raising avalanche and landslide danger.
Lack of early-warning systems, unlike Switzerland’s 2025 glacier collapse, contributed to massive casualties.
Experts urge international monitoring to install early-warning systems for Nepal’s 2,000 glacial lakes, 21 dangerous.

History

Historical Context

The 1963 Vajont dam landslide, which overtopped the dam and killed about 2,000 people, was named by UNESCO in 2008 as a cautionary engineering failure. ENEL opened the dam to visitors in 2002 and Veneto funded tunnel repairs in 2013. After Nepal’s 2024 Trishuli glacier collapse, the government plans sensor networks for its 2,000 glacial lakes, recalling Vajont’s lesson.

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Nepal Army Rescues

Nepal Army rescued Sanjay Shah and Kabir Maharjan who were taken to a Kathmandu hospital and remained stable.
Officials say 557 workers missing from Trishuli 3A and 900 from 12 projects with about 115 and 500 likely trapped.
Foreign experts from India and China assist with drones, explosives and a WhatsApp coordination group.
The August 26 glacier collapse caused floods that killed 1,200 people and left more than 5,000 missing.

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