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No one was found inside the tunnel of Rasuwagadhi, the army rescue team returned to Dhunche

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Rousseau. The rescue team of the Nepal Army has returned after no one was found in the search operation carried out inside the tunnel of the affected Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Project after the flood in the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa on Wednesday. Rescue and search operations were carried out under the leadership of the army, including engineers and drone teams, as people were feared trapped in the last part of the tunnel after the flood.

The rescue team searched the probable area by reaching the end point through the inner part of the tunnel. The team inspected the situation by flying a drone inside the tunnel. However, during the search, no human presence was found inside the tunnel.

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