River water smashed into tunnel and chased me, hydropower engineer says
This article provides a first-hand account of hydropower engineers fleeing a tunnel during the recent Nepal flash floods. It details the destruction of the Upper Trishuli 3B project and the ongoing search for missing laborers.
Why it matters
It highlights the human cost of the Nepal floods and the specific impact on the country's hydropower sector, which is vital for its electricity generation.
Share Save Add as preferred on Google Ashok Dahal and Kamal Pariyar BBC Nepali, Nuwakot, central Nepal Pemba Dundu Tamang tells the BBC how he discovered some of his colleagues were missing after he escaped a flooded tunnel Nepalese hydropower workers have told the BBC about the catastrophic moment water from the Trishuli River crashed into their tunnel as the region was inundated by deadly flash floods last week.
It started with a sudden, strong gust of air, says Pemba Dundu Tamang, whose team of about 30 was constructing the tunnel's concrete lining.
The blast of wind sent plywood flying through the air and dislodged heavy machinery. Just outside, houses had already been swept away.
"I ran towards the tunnel entrance," he said. "The water was chasing behind me and I was running ahead of it."
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