Kathmandu, Sept. 16 -- Five bodies have been found inside the Chilime hydropower project in Rasuwa district, the Nepali Army said on Wednesday.

The bodies were discovered after a trolley broke through near the powerhouse during a search for people missing inside the tunnels following last month's floods.

Rescue teams discovered the bodies as they searched the tunnel network for people believed to have been trapped or gone missing following the Bhotekoshi river floods on August 26, according to the army.

The identities of the victims and other details were not immediately available, the army said.

Security personnel have been conducting search and rescue operations in the area since the floods, which caused extensive loss of life and d...