About 46 workers trapped in Nepal hydropower tunnel collapse

As of September 3, 2026, approximately 46 workers were believed trapped in a room-like structure inside a hydropower plant tunnel on the Nepal-Tibet border after flooding. Officials reported there was a good chance the trapped workers were still alive.

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Dozens of trapped hydropower tunnel workers in Nepal could still be alive, official says

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About 46 people believed to be trapped in ‘room-like’ structure inside hydro plant tunnel on Nepal-Tibet border After the flood: human suffering on an unfathomable scale in Nepal’s worst-hit districts Nepal authorities have said they are “confident” that dozens of workers in Nepal’s Rasuwagadhi hydropower plant are still alive, more than a week after deadly flash floods left them trapped in an und