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How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s flood rescue ef…

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Published by YuToday Staff

1 hour ago · 2:11 readSeptember 4, 2026

Authorities hope some of the roughly 900 people reported missing at six hydropower plants may have escaped the deluge because they worked in or fled into tunnels. Japan Times first reported the story. This YuToday briefing gathers the confirmed facts, what changed, and what to watch next.

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What we know so far

Authorities hope some of the roughly 900 people reported missing at six hydropower plants may have escaped the deluge because they worked in or fled into tunnels. Authorities hope some of the roughly 900 people reported missing at six hydropower plants may have escaped the deluge because they worked in or fled into tunnels. An army of experts in a WhatsApp group is guiding rescue workers scouring a Nepali valley after a huge flash flood more than a week ago as they desperately search for anyone who may be alive inside tunnels of devastated hydropower plants.

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The latest reporting

Reported context includes the following: Authorities hope some of the roughly 900 people reported missing at six hydropower plants may have escaped the deluge because they worked in or fled into tunnels. Authorities hope some of the roughly 900 people reported missing at six hydropower plants may have escaped the deluge because they worked in or fled into tunnels. An army of experts in a WhatsApp group is guiding rescue workers scouring a Nepali valley after a huge flash flood more than a week ago as they desperately search for anyone who may be alive inside tunnels of devastated hydropower plants.

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Authorities hope some of the roughly 900 people reported missing at six hydropower plants may have escaped the deluge because they worked in or fled into tunnels. Japan Times first reported the story. This YuToday briefing gathers the confirmed facts, what changed, and what to watch next.

Where did this news come from?

The first report we used was published by Japan Times.