Archive · 4 Sep 2026
Two Nepal Hydropower Workers Rescued Alive After Floods
Two workers were trapped inside a flooded tunnel in Nepal.
Rescuers found them alive after about nine or ten days.
Their names were Kabir Maharjan and Sanjay Sah.
Rescue teams heard voices underground and worked harder to reach them.
The Nepal Army used special tools during the rescue.
Both men were taken for medical treatment.
Their survival gave families hope that more people might still be alive.
The floods were extremely dangerous and killed more than 1,200 people.
Kabir Maharjan, 45, and Sanjay Sah, 30, were rescued alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel.
The workers were found deep inside the tunnel after rescuers heard voices and established communication.
Nepal Army and Armed Police Force teams led the operation using specialised equipment.
The workers were taken for medical care, with Maharjan reportedly unable to move his hands and legs while Sah's injuries were not critical.
The floods killed at least 1,282 people, left more than 4,200 missing, and may have trapped about 900 people in hydropower tunnels.
- Who
- Hydropower workers Kabir Maharjan and Sanjay Sah were rescued by Nepalese rescue teams.
- What
- The two men were pulled alive from a blocked tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project.
- When
- They were rescued on Friday, about nine or ten days after the August 26 floods; the articles differ on the exact duration.
- Where
- At the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station in Nepal's Trishuli River valley.
- Why
- They were trapped after an ice-rock avalanche triggered flash floods, mud, and debris that blocked the tunnel.
- Rescued workers
- Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor, and Sanjay Sah, 30, a mechanical foreman.
- Rescue location
- A tunnel connected to the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station.
- Rescue timing
- Reports describe the workers as trapped for nine or ten days.
- Flood trigger
- An ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26.
- Nepal death toll
- Authorities reported 1,282 deaths, including two people who died while receiving hospital treatment in Kathmandu.
- Missing people
- Reuters reported that more than 4,200 people remained missing.
- Possible tunnel survivors
- Officials and rescue workers believed at least 900 people may have been trapped in tunnels linked to six hydropower projects.
Sources
Nepal: Two Trapped Tunnel Workers Rescued 10 Days After Floods
2 rescued alive from hydropower tunnel 10 days after Nepal floods
The Men Who Survived The Blocked Nepal Tunnel For Nine Days
Two workers rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel 10 days after flash floods
Nepal Flash Flood: 2 Men Rescued Alive From Trishuli 3A Tunnel After 10 Days Trapped As Death Toll Soars To 1,282 | Watch
