Rasuwa, September 4 For 10 days, there had been no word from the people believed to be trapped inside the Upper Trishuli-3A hydropower project tunnel. Then, somewhere deep inside the darkness, a rescuer called out. “Hello.” A voice answered. “Hajur.” It was an ordinary Nepali response to an ordinary greeting. But after 10 days without […] The post A miracle from the tunnel gives Nepal hope after 10 days appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

In the days after a devastating flood swept through Rasuwa and the Trishuli River corridor, more than 1,294 people have been confirmed dead, thousands remain missing and more than 12,000 people have been rescued. The government says more than 21,000 security personnel have been deployed since the disaster struck. But what exactly did the state […] The post Rasuwa floods: What has the government done in the last 10 days? appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 4 Rescue workers have recovered a body from the tunnel of the Upper Trishuli 3-A Hydropower Project, where two people were rescued alive. According to Project Chief Awas Ojha, security personnel recovered one body from the tunnel. The identity of the deceased has yet to be established. A rescue team comprising personnel from […] The post Body recovered from Trishuli 3-A Hydropower Project tunnel appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Trishuli, September 4 At the banks of the Trishuli, 86-year-old Bhuwan Prasad Ghimire leaned on his walking stick and stared across the river. He has spent his entire life beside the Trishuli. He has watched it rise and fall through the seasons, lived through its quieter days and its angry ones. But what he saw […] The post Across the Trishuli, an information vacuum leaves people at the mercy of rumours appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 4 The health condition of Sanjay Sah, who was rescued alive from the Trishuli Three “A” tunnel, is normal. After the rescue, the Nepal Army had him medically examined and found his condition to be normal. The Nepal Army shared this information, confirming his condition is stable. Meanwhile, the other person rescued alongside […] The post Health condition of Sah, rescued from tunnel after 10 days, is normal appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Rasuwa, September 4 Two people trapped inside a tunnel of the Trishuli-3A Hydropower Project in Rasuwa have been rescued alive, according to an engineer involved in the search and rescue operation. The two were rescued by a joint team of the Nepali Army and Armed Police Force, the engineer said. The rescue comes hours after […] The post UPDATE: Two rescued alive from Trishuli-3A tunnel after Bhotekoshi flood appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

At 9:10 a.m. on August 26, head teacher Rajendra Dawadi received frantic phone calls about a flood heading downstream toward Tribhuvan Trishuli Secondary School. He ordered his roughly 900 students to run for higher ground. Ten minutes later, the flood hit the evacuated school. When flood waters receded, the whole compound was buried under debris, […] The post During Nepal floods, decentralized, community-based warning saved lives appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 3 Experts have disputed Prime Minister Balen Shah’s claim that no country in the world has the expertise or technology needed to rescue people trapped inside tunnels filled with mud and debris following the Bhotekoshi flood. Speaking in the House of Representatives on Thursday, Shah said the situation in Rasuwa was unlike previous […] The post Experts dispute PM Balen’s claim that no country has expertise to rescue people trapped in mud-filled tunnels appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Syabrubesi, September 3 Dawa Finjo Tamang is 91 and needs support to walk. Yet since the Bhotekoshi flood swept through Syabrubesi, he has been going from house to house in his neighbourhood, trying to comfort families who have lost loved ones. When Onlinekhabar’s team reached the small village of Bharkhu in Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-5 on […] The post The Bhotekoshi swept away Syabrubesi. Those left behind are still counting their losses appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.

Kathmandu, September 3 Rain falls steadily over the grounds of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital. People hurry in and out, some looking for shelter, others speaking urgently into their phones. But there is another sound beneath the rain — a silence that seems to settle over the crowd and refuse to leave. Along the hospital walls […] The post ‘If the government can’t find him, let me’ appeared first on OnlineKhabar English News.