Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Nepal Flash Flood Rescue Teams Race to Reach Trapped Workers
A very large flash flood hit Nepal and many people are still missing.
Officials say more than 1,000 people have died.
About 900 missing people worked at hydropower projects.
Rescuers think around 500 of these workers may be inside tunnels.
Teams from India and the Nepali Army are working together to search the tunnels.
Police in Kathmandu have buried many bodies in trenches.
Indian forensic experts are using DNA samples to help identify people who died.
India also says it has helped rescue 163 people.
Nepal’s disaster agency reported 1,003 deaths and 3,916 missing people after the flash flood.
About 900 missing hydropower workers are believed trapped at 12 projects, including 500 possibly inside tunnels.
Indian tunnel rescue specialists and the Nepali Army began joint operations at hydropower sites in Chilime, Rasuwa.
A 19-member Indian forensics team arrived in Kathmandu to help identify bodies through DNA analysis.
India’s Ministry of External Affairs said 163 nationals had been rescued while relief efforts continued with Nepalese authorities.
- Who
- Nepalese authorities, the Nepali Army, Indian tunnel rescue specialists, forensic experts, and hydropower workers are involved.
- What
- Rescuers are searching for workers believed trapped in hydropower tunnels after a deadly flash flood.
- When
- The operations and reported figures were described on Tuesday.
- Where
- The rescue effort is focused on hydropower sites in Chilime, Rasuwa, while body identification work is taking place in Kathmandu, Nepal.
- Why
- Teams are trying to find missing people, rescue possible survivors, recover and identify bodies, and provide emergency assistance.
- Reported deaths
- 1,003
- People missing
- 3,916
- Missing foreign nationals
- 583
- Hydropower workers believed trapped
- About 900 across 12 projects
- Workers possibly trapped in tunnels
- About 500
- Indian forensic team
- 19 members in Kathmandu
- People India said it had rescued
- 163 nationals