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Two Workers Rescued Alive From Nepal Hydropower Tunnel Nine Days After Floods

Two workers were pulled alive from a buried hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after deadly floods.

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Brig Gen Raja Ram Basnet, spokesperson for the Nepal army, confirmed that two workers were pulled alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel nine days after deadly floods. [1] The flood has so far killed 1,254 people and left more than 4,000 missing, with search and rescue operations ongoing. [2] Kabir Maharjan, identified as a supervisor, was the second worker rescued from the tunnel. [3] Nepal's disaster management agency reported that at least 1,287 people were killed in the floods and more than 5,000 remain missing. [4] The two workers were rescued from a depth of 170 meters inside the tunnel, according to army spokesperson Brig Gen Raja Ram Basnet. [5] Shri Ram Neupane, a Nepalese Member of Parliament, announced on social media that two workers who had been trapped in the Trishuli 3A Hydroelectric Project tunnel since 2026-08-26 had been rescued. [6] The flood in Nepal's Rasuwa district on 2026-08-26 destroyed dozens of bridges and damaged roads, and helicopters were deployed for search and rescue operations. [7] The Independent Power Producers' Association estimated that 115 workers were trapped in the tunnel of the Trishuli 3A Hydroelectric Project. [8]
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  1. Brig Gen Raja Ram Basnet, spokesperson for the Nepal army, confirmed that two workers were pulled alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel nine days after deadly floods. · The Guardian
  2. The flood has so far killed 1,254 people and left more than 4,000 missing, with search and rescue operations ongoing. · Ekonomim
  3. Kabir Maharjan, identified as a supervisor, was the second worker rescued from the tunnel. · The Guardian
  4. Nepal's disaster management agency reported that at least 1,287 people were killed in the floods and more than 5,000 remain missing. · The Guardian
  5. The two workers were rescued from a depth of 170 meters inside the tunnel, according to army spokesperson Brig Gen Raja Ram Basnet. · The Guardian
  6. Shri Ram Neupane, a Nepalese Member of Parliament, announced on social media that two workers who had been trapped in the Trishuli 3A Hydroelectric Project tunnel since 2026-08-26 had been rescued. · Ekonomim
  7. The flood in Nepal's Rasuwa district on 2026-08-26 destroyed dozens of bridges and damaged roads, and helicopters were deployed for search and rescue operations. · Ekonomim
  8. The Independent Power Producers' Association estimated that 115 workers were trapped in the tunnel of the Trishuli 3A Hydroelectric Project. · Ekonomim
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