Rescue Efforts Underway for 900+ People Trapped in Nepal Tunnels
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More than 900 people are trapped in tunnels in Nepal. There was a big flood in the country. The flood water went into the tunnels. Now people cannot get out.
One tunnel is at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project. Hydropower makes electricity from water. Workers used a blast to open a way out. But the blast did not work. The way is still closed.
Water and iron block the tunnel. This makes the rescue very hard. Rescue teams are trying different ways to reach the trapped people.
The flood also killed some people. Workers are using a helicopter to move the bodies. They are taking the bodies to a place called Trishuli.
Rescue teams are working fast. They want to save the trapped people soon. The situation is still dangerous.
Vocabulary7 words
- tunnel
- a long hole under the ground or through a mountain
- flood
- too much water covering land
- hydropower
- electricity made from moving water
- blast
- a big explosion
- rescue
- to save someone from danger
- helicopter
- a flying machine with spinning blades
- bodies
- the dead bodies of people
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1. More than 900 2. It did not work 3. By helicopter
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More than 900 people are trapped in _____ in Nepal. There was a big _____ in the country. The flood water went into the tunnels.
One tunnel is at the Trishuli-3A _____ project. Workers used a _____ to open a way out. But it did not work.
Water and iron block the tunnel. This makes the _____ very hard.
The flood also killed some people. Workers are using a _____ to move the _____. They are taking them to Trishuli.
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