Rasuwa [Nepal], September 16 : Nepal on Wednesday recovered ten bodies from 2 hydropower projects while it halts search in 10 other hydel projects which have been impacted by the disaster.
Five bodies each were recovered from 216 MW Upper Trishuli-1 and Chilime hydropower projects in Rasuwa district, three weeks after the floods hit the bordering district with China on August 26.
“The bodies were found in the Audit-3 tunnel of the Upper Trishuli- 1 by a joint team from the Nepali Army and the hydropower project during an ongoing search and rescue operation,” Druba Prasad Adhikari, assistant chief district officer of Rasuwa, confirmed toover the phone.
Meanwhile, five other bodies were recovered from the Chilime hydropower project on Wednesday itself. The bodies were discovered after a trolley broke through near the powerhouse during a search for people missing inside the tunnels following last month’s floods.
Rescue teams discovered the bodies as they searched the tunnel network for people believed to have been trapped or gone missing following the Bhotekoshi River floods on August 26.
“After several days of challenging hard work in clearing the slush and mud from the Tunnel, the Indian and Nepali teams were able to reach the powerhouse this morning. Unfortunately, they were not able to find any survivors. Mortal remains of 5 persons were extricated,” Naveen Srivastava, Indian Ambassador to Nepal, tweeted.