Armed Forces rescue workers from hydroelectric plant hit by flash flood in Nepal
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Armed Forces rescue workers from hydroelectric plant hit by flash flood in Nepal

Correio da Manhã28 August 2026 at 17:38

Rescue teams in Nepal are racing against time to locate hundreds of missing people after a flash flood. This Friday, the Nepalese Armed Forces managed to rescue several workers who were trapped in the tunnel of a hydroelectric plant. The military intervened directly in the rescue operation to extract the workers from that infrastructure. The flash flood hit the hydroelectric plant, leaving several workers trapped inside.

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