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Nepal Engineers Use WhatsApp to Guide Flood Rescue in Tunnels

Engineers in a WhatsApp group share tunnel drawings to aid search for survivors in Nepal's flood-ravaged hydropower plants.

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A flood caused by a glacier collapse in Nepal's Trishuli valley killed more than 1,200 people and left over 4,000 missing as of Monday. [1] A WhatsApp group established by engineers before the disaster is now being used to guide rescue workers searching for survivors in tunnels of hydropower plants devastated by flash floods in Nepal. [2] A government official requested layout drawings for the Chilime hydropower plant on the WhatsApp group, and a member responded with details of access tunnels. [3] An official at the Nepal Electricity Authority said 46 people may be trapped at the Rasuwagadhi hydropower plant. [4] The Nepal Independent Power Producers' Association stated on Monday that at least eight people could be trapped at the Chilime plant. [5] Authorities report that at least 900 people are missing from six hydropower plants, at least three of which were under construction when the flood occurred. [6] The flood deposited approximately 2.2 million tonnes of mud and debris down the Trishuli valley, making it difficult to find entrances to the tunnels. [7]
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  1. A flood caused by a glacier collapse in Nepal's Trishuli valley killed more than 1,200 people and left over 4,000 missing as of Monday. · Daily Maverick
  2. A WhatsApp group established by engineers before the disaster is now being used to guide rescue workers searching for survivors in tunnels of hydropower plants devastated by flash floods in Nepal. · The HinduIndia
  3. A government official requested layout drawings for the Chilime hydropower plant on the WhatsApp group, and a member responded with details of access tunnels. · Daily Maverick
  4. An official at the Nepal Electricity Authority said 46 people may be trapped at the Rasuwagadhi hydropower plant. · Daily Maverick
  5. The Nepal Independent Power Producers' Association stated on Monday that at least eight people could be trapped at the Chilime plant. · Daily Maverick
  6. Authorities report that at least 900 people are missing from six hydropower plants, at least three of which were under construction when the flood occurred. · The HinduIndia
  7. The flood deposited approximately 2.2 million tonnes of mud and debris down the Trishuli valley, making it difficult to find entrances to the tunnels. · The HinduIndia
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