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The drones contributed to locating people following the floods in Nepal, although exploring the interior of the tunnels at the hydroelectric power plants constitutes a considerable challenge.

The drones contributed to locating people following the floods in Nepal, although exploring the interior of the tunnels at the hydroelectric power plants constitutes a considerable challenge.

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September 1st, 2026

The drones contributed to locating people following the floods in Nepal, although exploring the interior of the tunnels at the hydroelectric power plants constitutes a considerable challenge.

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The unmanned aerial vehicle operator Manish Maharjan has rendered invaluable assistance to rescue teams in Nepal in locating individuals who went missing in the wake of the catastrophic floods that occurred the preceding week, occasionally resorting to loudspeakers mounted on the devices to establish vocal communication or play melodies intended for those who remained trapped on the hillsides.

El operador de aeronaves no tripuladas Manish Maharjan ha prestado una asistencia inestimable a los equipos de rescate en Nepal para la localización de personas desaparecidas a raíz de las inundaciones catastróficas acaecidas la semana precedente, recurriendo en ocasiones a altavoces instalados en los dispositivos con el fin de establecer comunicación vocal o reproducir melodías destinadas a aquellos que permanecían atrapados en las laderas.

Nevertheless, the location of the hundreds of workers presumed to remain entombed within the tunnels of the power stationscurrently the linchpin of the rescue operationsposes a challenge of a fundamentally different nature, he asserted.

No obstante, la localización de los centenares de operarios que se presume permanecen sepultados en los túneles de las centrales eléctricasactualmente el eje vertebrador de las maniobras de salvamentoplantea un reto de una naturaleza radicalmente distinta, aseveró.

"We ascertained that the tunnels were entirely clogged with a sludge of paste-like consistency, akin to toothpaste confined within its tube," Maharjan asserted.

"Constatamos que los túneles se hallaban colmatados de un fango de consistencia pastosa, semejante a la dentífrico contenida en su tubo", aseveró Maharjan.

"There remained not a single interstice, nor any hollow or vacuous chamber within."

"No quedaba intersticio alguno, ni cámara hueca o vacua en su interior".

Maharjan, who also practices as a filmmaker, joined the rescue operations undertaken by the Nepalese Army a mere day after the flash floods that occurred on August 26, which have resulted in the deaths of over 1,000 individuals and have left thousands unaccounted for in both Nepal and Tibet.

Maharjan, quien además ejerce como cineasta, se incorporó a las operaciones de rescate emprendidas por el Ejército de Nepal tan solo un día después de las inundaciones súbitas acaecidas el 26 de agosto, las cuales han ocasionado la muerte de más de 1,000 personas y han dejado a millares en paradero desconocido tanto en Nepal como en el Tíbet.

"We employed loudspeakers equipped with microphones to establish contact with them. In certain enclaves, we even played melodies and awaited a response," Maharjan stated.

"Empleamos altavoces con micrófono para establecer contacto con ellos. En ciertos enclaves, incluso reproducimos melodías y aguardamos una réplica", manifestó Maharjan.

"This strategy proved efficacious in certain instances and enabled us to ascertain the whereabouts of the individuals."

"Dicha estrategia resultó eficaz en determinados casos y nos permitió dar con el paradero de las personas".

The torrential deluge unleashed by the glacial collapse has wrought widespread devastation upon critical infrastructureroadways, edifices, bridges, and hydroelectric plantsserving as the latest harbinger of the escalating perils besetting the Himalayas, whose mass is warming at an alarming pace.

El torrente torrencial desencadenado tras el colapso de un glaciar ha infligido estragos generalizados en la infraestructura críticacarreteras, edificaciones, puentes y centrales hidroeléctricas—, constituyendo el último indicio de los riesgos crecientes en el Himalaya, cuya masa se está calentando a un ritmo vertiginoso.

At least 900 workers remain unaccounted for across 12 hydroelectric projects entombed beneath a conglomeration of mud and debris.

Al menos 900 trabajadores permanecen en paradero desconocido de 12 proyectos hidroeléctricos sepultados bajo una amalgama de lodo y escombros.

Of these, it is estimated that roughly 500 lie entombed within the tunnels of the generating facilities.

De ellos, se estima que aproximadamente 500 yacen atrapados en el interior de los túneles de las plantas generadoras.

Some workers within the tunnels managed to establish communication to summon assistance when the calamity struck, according to Mohan Kumar Dangi, president of the Independent Power Producers' Association.

Algunos trabajadores en los túneles lograron establecer comunicación para solicitar auxilio cuando sobrevino el siniestro, según Mohan Kumar Dangi, presidente de la Asociación de Productores Independientes de Energía.

Nevertheless, it remains uncertain whether the rescue teams have succeeded in establishing contact with the entrapped workers since those initial distress calls.

No obstante, resulta incierto si los equipos de rescate han logrado establecer contacto con los operarios atrapados desde aquellas llamadas iniciales de socorro.

As time elapses, the search operations undertaken by the rescue teams become progressively more arduous, with these teams finding themselves compelled to surmount increasingly intricate obstacles in their quest to ascertain the whereabouts of the individuals whose disappearance is under investigation.

Con el transcurso del tiempo, las labores de búsqueda emprendidas por los equipos de rescate se tornan progresivamente más arduas, viéndose estos compelidos a enfrentar obstáculos cada vez más intrincados para dar con el paradero de los individuos cuya desaparición se investiga.

Maharjan, who has been operating thermal drones within the tunnels, underscored that the search operations entailed an extraordinary degree of difficulty, given the intricate nature of the access and the absence of any cavities that might afford even the slightest space.

Maharjan, quien ha estado operando drones térmicos en los túneles, subrayó que las operaciones de búsqueda entrañaban una dificultad extraordinaria, habida cuenta de la naturaleza intrincada del acceso y de la inexistencia de cavidades que pudieran albergar espacio alguno.

"I am only able to pilot drones in tunnels of a longitudinal and linear configuration," he stated.

"Únicamente me es posible pilotar drones en túneles de configuración longitudinal y lineal", manifestó.

"As soon as curvatures, bends, or zigzag trajectories emerge, operational efficacy and effective search become exponentially more intricate."

"En cuanto aparecen curvaturas, giros o trazados en zigzag, la operatividad y la búsqueda eficaz se tornan exponencialmente más complejas".

Within the ambit of the Rasuwagadhi hydroelectric project, on Monday Maharjan succeeded in deploying a drone that ventured into the tunnel's depths, reaching its most remote extremity, without discovering the slightest vestige of life.

En el marco del proyecto hidroeléctrico de Rasuwagadhi, el lunes Maharjan logró desplegar un dron que se adentró en las profundidades del túnel hasta su extremo más recóndito, sin hallar vestigio alguno de vida.

"Upon subjecting it to repeated scrutiny, we ascertained that it was replete with silt and debris," he stated.

"Tras someterlo a un escrutinio reiterado, constatamos que se hallaba colmatado de fango y detritos", manifestó.

"As I beheld it, I could not but glimpse the sheer magnitude of the force unleashed by the deluge."

"Al contemplarlo, no podía sino vislumbrar la magnitud de la fuerza desatada por la inundación".

September 1st, 2026

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