Rescue teams have successfully pulled at least two individuals alive from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project in Nepal, nine days after a devastating flash flood struck the area. This development has sparked renewed hope that more workers may still be trapped inside the tunnel. Local news channels broadcast footage showing mud-covered workers being carried to safety by rescuers.
The two people who have been rescued are identified as Kabir Maharajan and Sanjay Shah. About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels, according to local authorities. The rescue came nine days after the August 26 floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, that devastated towns and valleys in Nepal. Shah is a mechanical foreman with the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), while Maharajan is a supervisor at the Trishuli-3 ‘A’ Hydropower Project. At least 1,259 people were killed and more than 5,000 remain missing, according to the country’s disaster management agency. China, as of late Wednesday, said 21 people were killed and 541 were missing on the Tibet side of the border.
