Engineers in a WhatsApp group are supporting Nepal’s flood rescue efforts by helping authorities use tunnels as possible escape routes. The effort targets people reported missing at six hydropower plants, with officials saying some may have fled into tunnels during the deluge.
WHO:Engineers in a WhatsApp group
WHAT:Engineers in a WhatsApp group guide flood rescue efforts by pointing to tunnels as possible escape routes for missing hydropower workers.
WHEN:Reported Sep 3, 2026 at 9:45 PM ET
WHERE:Nepal
WHY:Flooding from the deluge at hydropower plants led to reports of people missing, and tunnels were considered a way some may have escaped.
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