Nepal tunnel rescue
LATEST Two workers rescued after nine days in flooded tunnel
Two workers, Sanjay Sa and Kabir Maharjan, have been rescued alive from a flooded hydropower tunnel in Nepal. They were trapped for nine days following catastrophic glacial floods that have killed over 1,200 people and left thousands missing. Rescue crews used satellite imagery and maps to locate the tunnel and blasted through debris to reach them.
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Two Nepali workers, Kabir Maharjan and Sanjay Sa, were rescued alive after being trapped for nine days in a flooded hydropower tunnel. They survived in an air-filled chamber amidst debris from Nepal's deadliest flood disaster in decades, which killed over 1300 people and submerged multiple hydropower projects. Rescuers believed air pockets and the workers' conservation of energy likely contributed to their survival.
The survival of these workers highlights the possibility of finding more survivors in the aftermath of the disaster and provides a beacon of hope amidst the extensive loss of life and destruction caused by the floods.