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Drones helped find people after the floods in Nepal, but searching inside the tunnels of hydroelectric plants is difficult.

Drones helped find people after the floods in Nepal, but searching inside the tunnels of hydroelectric plants is difficult.

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September 1st, 2026

Drones helped find people after the floods in Nepal, but searching inside the tunnels of hydroelectric plants is difficult.

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The drone pilot Manish Maharjan has helped rescue teams in Nepal.

El piloto de drones Manish Maharjan ha ayudado a los equipos de rescate en Nepal.

They looked for missing people after last week's floods.

Buscaron a personas desaparecidas después de las inundaciones de la semana pasada.

He used speakers on the drones to call or play music.

Usó altavoces en los drones para llamar o poner música.

This way he helped find people on the slopes.

Así ayudó a encontrar a personas que estaban en las laderas.

He said that worked in some cases.

Dijo que eso funcionó en algunos casos.

But finding workers trapped in tunnels of hydroelectric plants is a different problem.

Pero buscar trabajadores atrapados en túneles de centrales hidroeléctricas es un problema diferente.

Maharjan said the tunnels were full of mud.

Maharjan dijo que los túneles estaban llenos de lodo.

It was like toothpaste in a tube, with no empty space.

Era como pasta de dientes en un tubo, sin espacio vacío.

He joined the Nepal Army one day after the floods of August 26.

Se unió al Ejército de Nepal un día después de las inundaciones del 26 de agosto.

Those floods have killed more than 1,000 people.

Esas inundaciones han matado a más de 1,000 personas.

The disaster happened because of a glacial collapse.

El desastre pasó por un colapso glacial.

It damaged roads, bridges, and hydroelectric plants.

Dañó carreteras, puentes y plantas hidroeléctricas.

At least 900 workers are still missing from 12 projects.

Al menos 900 trabajadores siguen desaparecidos de 12 proyectos.

About 500 are inside the tunnels, it is believed.

Unos 500 están dentro de los túneles, según se cree.

Some workers called for help at the start, said Mohan Kumar Dangi.

Algunos trabajadores llamaron pidiendo ayuda al inicio, dijo Mohan Kumar Dangi.

He is president of the Independent Power Producers' Association.

Él es presidente de la Asociación de Productores Independientes de Energía.

But it is not clear if there was contact after.

Pero no está claro si hubo contacto después.

Maharjan uses thermal drones.

Maharjan opera drones térmicos.

He said the searches are hard. Getting there is difficult and there is no empty space.

Dijo que las búsquedas son difíciles porque el acceso es complicado y no hay espacio vacío.

He can only fly drones in long, straight tunnels.

Solo puede volar drones en túneles largos y rectos.

The curves make the operation hard.

Las curvas hacen difícil la operación.

On Monday, he sent a drone to the end of the tunnel. This was at the Rasuwagadhi project.

El lunes, en el proyecto Rasuwagadhi, envió un dron hasta el final del túnel.

He found no sign of life. It was full of mud and debris.

No encontró señal de vida: estaba lleno de lodo y escombros.

September 1st, 2026

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