Wednesday, November 11, 2026 4:40 PM

Six Bodies Recovered from Upper Trishuli-1 Tunnel

Kathmandu : Six bodies have been recovered from the tunnel of the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Rasuwa during a search operation for people who went missing following the devastating flood in the Bhotekoshi River.

According to the Nepali Army, the bodies were found trapped inside the steel reinforcement mesh installed for concrete work in the Audit-3 tunnel of the project.

A joint rescue team, including representatives of the hydropower project, used grinders, gas cutters and rotary rescue equipment to retrieve the bodies, the Army said. Search operations are continuing in the area after shapes resembling additional bodies were spotted buried under mud inside the tunnel.

A large number of people working at the Upper Trishuli-1 project went missing after the flood on August 26 (Bhadra 10). As of Thursday, 492 people associated with the project were still unaccounted for, while 936 had made contact.

A total of 1,433 workers were employed at the project. The hydropower project is being constructed with Korean investment and is among the major hydropower projects affected by the devastating flood.