Most of the missing people are employed at two hydropower plants in the Himalayas. Hundreds of rescuers have been operating day and night since Sunday. To locate 34 workers trapped in a power plant’s tunnel system, which is now filled with icy water and rubble.
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At the same time, heavy machinery was required to transport rocks blocking the path to the second power plant, about 5km from the first and at least 35 missing people, with the plant being hit by the water. Hard And now it is covered with gray mud.
However, officials have not been able to help more survivors since Sunday. As the chances of survival for workers trapped in the tunnels diminish. The village is close to each other. Officers found four people dead, including one police officer.
It is unclear what caused the Himalayan glaciers to break. Until causing disaster this time But experts blame it for the melting of the glacier. That faster because of global warming. In addition, various activities Such as dams or river pulleys And cutting down trees to build roads There may be parts that make the area more unstable as well
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