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Coverage dated September 1, 2026

‘No hollow or empty space’: A drone operator reveals difficulties in Nepal’s tunnel rescue efforts

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Filmmaker and drone pilot Manish Maharjan crossed into Nepal from China’s Tibet through Rasuwagadhi, a border crossing closest to where last week’s catastrophic flooding began, two days before the disaster.

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  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    'No hollow or empty space': A drone operator reveals challenges in Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Two days before devastating floods swept through Nepal’s Himalayan region, a filmmaker and drone pilot returned from Tibet through the Rasuwagadhi border crossing, unaware that he would soon join a major rescue effort

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    ‘No hollow or empty space’: A drone operator reveals difficulties in Nepal’s tunnel rescue efforts (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — Filmmaker and drone pilot Manish Maharjan crossed into Nepal from China’s Tibet through Rasuwagadhi, a border crossing closest to where last week’s catastrophic flooding began, two days before the disaster.

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