In brief
Commandos from the Nepali army navigated slick corridors of sludge to extract trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa that has been tried by over a hundred residents. Autonomous footage from the Prime Minister’s office shows troops de‑ploying under perilous conditions at a flooded site. The rescue operation comes amid a nationwide crisis that has seen the death toll exceed 475 after the catastrophic floods. The operation illustrates both the scale of emergency response and the urgent need to safeguard livelihoods in flood‑prone regions of Nepal.
Commandos from the Nepali army navigated slick corridors of sludge to extract trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa that has been tried by over a hundred residents.
Autonomous footage from the Prime Minister’s office shows troops de‑ploying under perilous conditions at a flooded site, with soldiers crawling across thick slates of mud to reach survivors.
The rescue operation comes amid a nationwide crisis that has seen the death toll exceed 475 after the catastrophic floods.
It illustrates both the scale of emergency response and the urgent need to safeguard livelihoods in flood‑prone regions of Nepal.">
