Specialised Indian Army personnel and Nepalese rescuers reached the underground powerhouse by digging the final stretch by hand
Nepal’s total stood at 1,403 dead and 6,150 missing, while Tibet reported 43 deaths and 519 missing, taking the combined toll to 1,446 dead and at least 6,669 missing. At least 189 Indians are among those missing.
“We have been collecting details on the missing people from the district offices, and revised the data after verification,” disaster authority spokesman Shanti Mahat said.
At Upper Trishuli-1, a joint Nepal Army and project team recovered five bodies from the tunnel during ongoing search operations on Wednesday.
“We are expecting some good news,” Neupane had said on Monday as teams pushed towards the powerhouse. Ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party MP and engineer Sagar Dhakal, who worked alongside rescue teams for several days, said, “I tried my best as an MP, engineer, Nepali and a normal human being, leaving no stone unturned. Rasuwa assistant chief district officer Druba Prasad Adhikari said, “The bodies were found in the Audit-3 tunnel of by a joint team from Nepali Army and the hydropower project during an ongoing search and rescue operation.”
I carried the heavy load where it was necessary to carry it, and I was the labourer where it was necessary to be.