At least 1,287 people were killed in Nepal and 5,083 are reported missing after the flash flood. ^[1] Two men, Kabir Maharjan, 45, and Sanjay Sah, 30, were rescued alive from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project in Nepal nine days after a flash flood. ^[2] A flash flood on 2026-08-26 devastated villages and destroyed hydropower plants along the Trishuli river in Nepal's Rasuwa valley. ^[3] On 2026-09-04, rescuers pulled Sanjay Sah, a foreman at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant, alive from a tunnel. ^[4] Kabir Maharjan was airlifted to the Nepal Army Hospital in Kathmandu, with his condition reported as critical. ^[5] Sanjay Sah said he stayed behind when others escaped because he believed it was his responsibility to ensure everyone's safety, and that he communicated with three or four people nearby by talking or making noises, believing more people could be trapped further inside near the powerhouse. ^[6] On the same day, rescuers also rescued Kabir Maharjan, who had traveled from Kathmandu for maintenance work at the same plant a day before the flood. ^[7] The article reports that several hundred people may be trapped in the tunnel system along the river. ^[8]