Hope for Survivors Trapped in Nepal Flood Tunnel

Nepal's electricity authority estimates a high probability that dozens of workers trapped in a hydroelectric power station for a week are alive in an underground space with access to food and water. The disaster, triggered by an ice avalanche collapse on the Nepal-Tibet border, has claimed at least 1,130 lives and left over 4,400 missing, including two Israeli citizens. Rescue efforts have focused on power stations where hundreds of workers were trapped in underground tunnels. Despite the critical 72-hour window having passed, optimism is growing for the Rasuwagadhi power station, as it appears the trapped individuals are in a dry, room-like structure. International rescue teams from India, China, and the US are involved, planning to use advanced listening equipment and other tools to detect signs of life and clear a path. Concurrently, the Nepalese government has shifted its focus from rescue to rehabilitation and reconstruction, given the immense scale of destruction, estimated to be equivalent to six Empire State Buildings of debris. International aid organizations have voiced serious concerns about health risks in displacement camps and flooded areas, as rescue forces continue searching for and attending to hundreds of missing persons and foreign nationals from 39 countries affected by the disaster.