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Drones assist in search efforts after flooding in Nepal, yet rescue operations inside the hydropower tunnel face formidable challenges.

Drones assist in search efforts after flooding in Nepal, yet rescue operations inside the hydropower tunnel face formidable challenges.

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September 1st, 2026

Drones assist in search efforts after flooding in Nepal, yet rescue operations inside the hydropower tunnel face formidable challenges.

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Drone pilot Manish Maharjan has been assisting Nepalese rescue teams in the search for missing persons following a week of catastrophic flooding, at times using loudspeakers mounted on his drones to call out to or play music for people stranded on hillsides.

无人机飞行员马尼什·马哈尔詹协助尼泊尔救援队在最近一周灾难性洪水过后搜寻失踪人员有时借助安装在无人机上的扬声器向被困山坡的民众喊话或播放音乐

He noted, however, that the search-and-rescue operation is currently focused on the hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in the tunnels of the hydroelectric plant, a mission that presents a distinctly different set of challenges.

指出搜救目前聚焦于据信被困在水电站隧道中数百名工人这一任务带来了截然不同的挑战

"We discovered the tunnel filled with a slurry whose consistency closely resembled that of toothpaste," Maharjan remarked.

我们发现隧道内充斥着一种质地酷似牙膏泥浆,”马哈尔詹如是说

"There were neither cavities nor any gaps within it."

其中既无空洞亦无任何间隙。”

Maharjan, a filmmaker by profession, threw himself into the rescue operations of the Nepalese army the very day after the flash floods struck;

身为电影制作人的马哈尔詹在山洪暴发次日便投身于尼泊尔军队的救援行动之中

The deluge has claimed the lives of over a thousand people across Nepal and the Tibet region, with thousands more still unaccounted for.

这场洪灾已致使尼泊尔与西藏地区逾千人罹难,另有数千人下落不明

"We called out to them using microphones and loudspeakers.

我们借助麦克风扬声器向他们喊话

In certain areas, we even played music and then waited for a response," Maharjan recounted.

在某些区域我们甚至播放了乐曲随后静候回应,”马哈尔詹陈述道

"In a few instances, this approach proved effective, helping us locate those who were trapped."

在少数情形下此举奏效我们寻获了受困者。”

The flood triggered by the glacial collapse inflicted widespread devastation on critical infrastructure, including roads, buildings, bridges, and hydroelectric plantsa stark indication of the escalating risks in the rapidly warming Himalayan region.

冰川崩塌引发的洪水道路建筑桥梁水电站关键基础设施造成了广泛破坏——这是快速变暖的喜马拉雅山脉地区风险日益增大的最新迹象。

At least 900 workers remain unaccounted for across 12 hydropower projects buried under the mudslide, with approximately 500 of them believed to be trapped inside the plant tunnels.

至少900名工人被泥石掩埋的12个水电项目失踪其中500人据信被困在电站隧道内。

According to Mohan Kumar Dangi, chairman of the Independent Power Producers' Association, some workers inside the tunnels managed to make phone calls for help as the disaster unfolded.

独立电力生产商协会主席莫汉·库马尔·丹吉所言,灾难发生之际隧道内部分工人曾设法拨打电话求救

However, whether rescue teams have managed to establish contact with the trapped workers since the initial distress signals remains uncertain.

然而自最初发出求助信号以来救援人员是否已与被困工人建立联系目前仍不得而知

As time went by, the rescue workers increasingly felt that locating these missing individuals had become ever more challenging.

随着光阴荏苒救援人员愈发感到定位这些失踪者已变得日益棘手

Maharjan, who had been operating a thermal imaging drone in the tunnel, pointed out that the search efforts were fraught with formidable challenges, owing to the extremely difficult access and the absence of cavity structures.

一直在隧道中操作热成像无人机的马哈尔詹指出由于入口极为困难缺乏空腔结构搜索工作充满重重挑战

"I can only fly the drone through tunnels that are both long and straight," he conceded.

只能无人机在既长且直的隧道中飞行,”他坦言

"Once it encounters curves, corners, or zigzag paths, the difficulty of maneuvering and the efficiency of the search are significantly compromised."

一旦遭遇弯道转角之字形路径操控难度搜索效率便会大打折扣。”

On Monday, at the Rasuwagadhi hydropower project site, Maharjan successfully maneuvered the drone deep into the tunnel until it reached the farthest end, yet no signs of life were detected.

周一在拉苏瓦加希水电项目现场马哈尔詹成功操控无人机深入隧道内部直至其抵达最远端然而未探测到任何生命迹象

"We surveyed repeatedly, yet the interior was filled with mud and debris," he remarked.

我们反复勘察内部满是泥浆残骸,”他言道

"Witnessing this scene, I could only imagine the devastating force of the flood."

目睹此景只能臆想洪水摧枯拉朽之力。”

September 1st, 2026

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