On September 1, 2026, a drone operator revealed the technical obstacles facing rescue efforts in Nepal's Himalayan region following catastrophic floods, noting the absence of accessible spaces within collapsed tunnels. The account highlighted the extreme difficulty of locating survivors.
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'No hollow or empty space': A drone operator reveals challenges in Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts AP News
Two days before devastating floods swept through Nepal’s Himalayan region, a filmmaker and drone pilot returned from Tibet through the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, unaware that he would soon join a major rescue effort.