Heartbreaking reports that rescuers had to blast into mud-filled tunnels and that lifesaving air pumps and precautions came too late expose how reckless, profit-driven hydropower expansion, weak safety and emergency planning, and climate-driven extremes are putting migrant workers and vulnerable communities at intolerable risk — authorities and companies must be held accountable, speed up rescues and support families, and stop hazardous projects until rigorous protections are in place.