00:00Hoping against odds that dozens of people trapped in hydropower projects might still be rescued and in upper Trishuli 3A
00:13project, there was a Herculean effort today to find the entryway into the tunnel under the assumption that there are
00:24people trapped there.
00:25There are reports that some people might still be stranded in the jungles near the border.
00:30Our security agencies and other response teams are currently handling the situations effectively.
00:36As operations continue, we have requested specific and specialized assistance from our friendly neighbors where such support can further strengthen
00:47our search and rescue efforts in areas such as opening the tunnel where people have been trapped,
00:53technologies that help us locate people alive in affected areas, quick forensic and DNA analysis and mortuary to keep the
01:02bodies.
01:03So many villages are disconnected, 19 strong bridges have been wiped off, so just across the river these villages are
01:11completely isolated.
01:13There are reports that food supplies are running out and there are many young people, women, children who are isolated.
