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Rescue efforts have been slowed down by, among other things, "car-sized" rocks blocking the tunnels, which have had to be blasted out of the way.
How a WhatsApp Group Is Helping Nepal’s Tunnel Rescue Effort
More than a week after the devastating August 26 flood in Nepal, rescue teams are searching damaged hydropower projects for people who may still be trapped inside tunnels. An engineers’ WhatsApp group has become an important source of real time technical guidance, helping rescuers understand buried tunnel networks and locate possible survivors. WhatsApp Becomes a […]
Nepal floods: How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts
The messaging group was set up by engineers before the wall of water, mud and rock crashed down the Trishuli valley in Nepal on August 26. It has since become a valuable tool alongside helicopters and heavy machinery in the race to find survivors.
Engineers use WhatsApp to guide search for survivors in flood-hit Nepal hydropower tunnels
More than 1,200 people were killed in last week's deluge caused by a glacier collapse. More than 4,000 people are still missing, including those who might be trapped inside tunnels
Engineers use WhatsApp to guide Nepal’s flood rescue efforts
Nepal Army personnel were seen searching for survivors in a hydropower tunnel following flash floods in Rasuwa district. (EPA Images pic)KATHMANDU: An army of experts in a WhatsApp group is guiding rescue workers scouring a Nepali valley after a huge flash flood more than a week ago as they desperately search for anyone who may be alive inside tunnels of devastated hydropower plants.The messaging group was set up by engineers before the wall of …
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