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Nepal: rescue teams pull out 350 workers trapped in hydroelectric plant tunnels

TVI Notícias28 August 2026 at 14:44

Rescue teams in Nepal managed to pull out 350 workers trapped in the tunnels of a hydroelectric plant located in the Himalayan region. The rescue operation took place in a race against time to save the workers.

The affected area was covered by tons of mud after a landslide. The rescue teams worked in difficult conditions to reach the workers who were buried in the underground tunnels of the infrastructure.

The incident occurred in a mountainous zone of Nepal, where the hydroelectric plant is built. Despite the complexity of the situation, authorities confirmed the success of the rescue operation of the 350 workers.

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