93 Workers Disappeared Inside Nepal Tunnel. Thermal Drones Found Nothing
Rescue teams in Nepal used thermal drones to search a hydropower tunnel for 93 missing workers following devastating floods. The search concluded with no survivors found, as the death toll from the regional flooding continues to rise.
Why it matters
The incident underscores the catastrophic impact of extreme weather on infrastructure and the high human cost of natural disasters in the Himalayas.
Rescuers searching a flood-hit hydropower project in Nepal reached the far end of a tunnel using thermal drones but found no survivors. At least 93 workers were feared trapped in the Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project tunnel in Rasuwa district and now remain untraceable. The operation at Rasuwagadhi involved Nepali Army personnel, engineers and a drone team. The rescuers entered the tunnel after flooding in the Bhote Koshi river raised fears that workers could have been stranded at its far end.93 Workers Disappeared Inside Nepal Tunnel. Thermal Drones Found Nothing https://t.co/1nPZt4iDYJ pic.twitter.com/hswRNWakAa - NDTV (@ndtv) August 31, 2026The team managed to reach the endpoint and used drones to search the interior, including areas that would have been difficult or dangerous to inspect directly.
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