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'You Wait Here, I'll Go and Check': Chinese Supervisor Abandoned 265 Tunnel Workers as Tragedy Struck Nepal

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Raj Chhetri, a worker who escaped from Tunnel No. 3, said about 265 people were inside when the disaster struck. According to him, workers had sensed that something was wrong shortly before the massive flood surged through the area.

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Raj Chhetri, a worker who escaped from the Trishuli-3A hydropower tunnel's No. 3 tunnel after the devastating floods in Nepal, recounted the horrific conditions. He claimed that around 265 workers were working in the tunnel, many of whom died and others were crying for help.

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A Chinese supervisor has been accused of abandoning 265 workers in a tunnel at the Trishuli-3A hydroelectric project in Nepal's Rasuwa district after a flood hit the area. Hundreds of lives were lost due to negligence despite flood warnings. According to the surviving workers, the tragedy could have been averted if they had been warned in time. There has been intense anger against the Chinese company.

Could many of the workers working in the tunnel at the Trishuli Hydropower Project have been saved? A worker who returned alive from the tunnel seems to suggest otherwise. He accused the Chinese supervisor of preventing the workers from getting out.

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आज तक broke the news on Tuesday, September 1, 2026.
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