Nepal's Hydropower Catastrophe: A Disaster of Scale, a Lesson in Futility Rescue teams are blasting into the hillsides along Nepal's Trishuli River, searching for signs of life amidst the mud filled tunnels.
The scale of the disaster is breathtaking – 3,925 people are missing, with over one in seven believed to be workers at the hydropower plants.
The reliance on hydropower in Nepal is understandable, given its mountainous terrain and potential for harnessing water energy.