How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts

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  • The messaging group was set up by engineers before the wall of water, mud ​and rock crashed down the Trishuli valley in Nepal on August 26. It has since become a valuable tool alongside helicopters and heavy ⁠machinery in the race to find survivors.S1
  • KATHMANDU, Sept 4 (Reuters) - 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...S2S3
  • More than 1,200 people were killed in last week’s deluge caused by a glacier collapse. More than 4,000 people are still missing, including those who might be trapped inside tunnels.S4
  • 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.S5
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How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts

The messaging group was set up by engineers before the wall of water, mud ​and rock crashed down the Trishuli valley in Nepal on August 26. It has since become a valuable tool alon…

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

KATHMANDU, Sept 4 (Reuters) - 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 desper…

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How Engineers Are Using Whatsapp To Guide Nepal's Flood Rescue Efforts

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 ma…

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How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's flood rescue efforts

More than 1,200 people were killed in last week’s deluge caused by a glacier collapse. More than 4,000 people are still missing, including those who might be trapped inside tunnels…

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

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.

How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts

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What to know

  • The messaging group was set up by engineers before the wall of water, mud ​and rock crashed down the Trishuli valley in Nepal on August 26. It has since become a valuable tool alongside helicopters and heavy ⁠machinery in the race to find survivors.S1
  • KATHMANDU, Sept 4 (Reuters) - 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...S2S3
  • More than 1,200 people were killed in last week’s deluge caused by a glacier collapse. More than 4,000 people are still missing, including those who might be trapped inside tunnels.S4
  • 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.S5
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S1 Thehindubusinessline 1 report · EN
S2 Dailymaverick 1 report · EN
S4 Cnbctv18 1 report · EN
S5 JapantimesLead 1 report · EN