2 trapped workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal, officials say
The breakthrough came after rescuers heard voices inside the tunnel, and officials said more than 900 workers remain missing across Nepal’s hydropower projects.
- Emergency response crews successfully rescued two workers alive from a flooded tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower project in central Nepal.
- The rescue operations took place nine days after severe glacio-hydrological flooding struck the Trishuli River basin on August 26, trapping hundreds of staff in underground facilities.
- Rescuers extracted the individuals from a depth of approximately 170 meters following continuous excavator work to clear thick mud and heavy debris blocking the primary access shafts.
- Medical personnel at the site immediately provided emergency care to both survivors before transferring them to medical facilities for further observation.
- Defense officials report that specialized search teams are continuing efforts in surrounding tunnels where hundreds of missing workers remain unaccounted for.
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Two trapped hydropower workers rescued from mud-clogged tunnel in Nepal
Rescue teams on Friday pulled two hydropower workers free from a tunnel blocked by mud and debris during the massive flood that swept through Nepal in late August. Officials believe that hundreds of workers remain trapped in tunnels connected to hydropower projects throughout the remote Himalayan region.
9 Days After Devastating Floods, a Miracle in Nepal
Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said. The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, devastated towns...
Two Workers Rescued Alive from Nepal Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Tunnel After Glacier Collapse
KATHMANDU: Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after an ice, rock and mud slide swept through a valley in Nepal, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands.The two workers pulled from the tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station are Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a mechanical supervisor, Energy Minister B…
2 trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said. The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, devastated towns and swept away villages in Nepal on Aug. 26. Nepalese lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane posted about the second rescue on his F…
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