In a breakthrough late Saturday (Aug 29), the Nepali army was able to insert a pipe into a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site where workers are believed to be trapped.
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In a breakthrough late Saturday (Aug 29), the Nepali army was able to insert a pipe into a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric site where workers are believed to be trapped.
A drone view of people walking on a road and houses in mud, following deadly flash floods and mudslides at Devighat, Nuwakot district, Nepal, Aug 29, 2026. (Photo: Reuters/Athit Perawongmetha)
30 Aug 2026 06:47AM
(Updated: 30 Aug 2026 06:49AM)
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