Nepal officials express confidence trapped hydropower workers still alive after week

At least 1,252 people confirmed dead, 4,200 missing, and 639 workers trapped in hydropower tunnels across multiple sites following catastrophic floods.

Beneath the mountains of Nepal, where glaciers meet the sky and rivers carry the weight of entire economies, a catastrophic collapse has buried hundreds of workers inside the tunnels they helped build. A glacier on the Nepal-Tibet border gave way without warning, sending walls of water and debris racing through valleys at speeds that erased villages, bridges, and nearly a decade of infrastructure investment in moments. More than a week later, officials hold to the belief that dozens remain alive in underground chambers — sustained by air pockets, stored provisions, and the fragile arithmetic o

Nepal officials express confidence trapped hydropower workers still alive after week

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