# 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]

## What this stands on

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, News)
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 Hindu, News)
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, News)
4. An official at the Nepal Electricity Authority said 46 people may be trapped at the Rasuwagadhi hydropower plant. (Daily Maverick, News)
5. The Nepal Independent Power Producers' Association stated on Monday that at least eight people could be trapped at the Chilime plant. (Daily Maverick, News)
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 Hindu, News)
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 Hindu, News)

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