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Rescuers Search Three Hydropower Tunnels for Up to 121 Workers

9/9/2026

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Rescuers Search Tunnels

Rescuers are searching three hydropower tunnels for up to 121 workers who may be trapped.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah said rescue operations will not stop.
Army teams rescued four people, including a Chinese national, from a tunnel on Saturday.
At least 1,399 dead and over 5,400 missing after the August 26 glacier collapse that triggered a cross-border mud-water wave.

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India is being asked to supply early electricity imports to offset a 10 % generation loss.

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Rescuers Search Tunnels

Rescuers are searching three hydropower tunnels for up to 121 workers who may be trapped.
Prime Minister Balendra Shah said rescue operations will not stop.
Army teams rescued four people, including a Chinese national, from a tunnel on Saturday.
At least 1,399 dead and over 5,400 missing after the August 26 glacier collapse that triggered a cross-border mud-water wave.

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