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Two Men Rescued After Nine Days in Nepal Tunnel
Two workers in Nepal were trapped inside a long hydropower tunnel after severe flash floods.
Rescue teams found and brought them out after nine days.
One man was in critical condition and was flown to Kathmandu for treatment.
The other man was taken to a hospital in Nuwakot.
He said he stayed behind because he wanted to help other people escape.
While waiting, he recited a mantra and hoped rescuers would find him.
He warned that other people might still be trapped deeper inside the tunnel.
The floods have caused widespread destruction, with many people still missing.
Two workers were rescued after spending nine days trapped inside a hydropower tunnel during flash floods in Nepal.
One survivor, identified as Maharjan or Mahajan in different passages, was flown to Kathmandu in critical condition.
The other survivor, Sah, is being treated at Trishuli Hospital in Nuwakot.
Sah said he stayed behind while helping others escape and survived by reciting a mantra while awaiting rescue.
Search efforts continue amid reports that more than 600 workers at 11 hydropower projects remain missing.
- Who
- Two hydropower workers, identified as Maharjan or Mahajan and Sah, were rescued by Nepal Army-led security teams.
- What
- The workers were rescued after being trapped for nine days inside a hydropower tunnel during flash floods.
- Where
- Inside a hydropower tunnel in Nepal; one survivor was flown to Kathmandu and the other was treated in Nuwakot.
- When
- They were rescued after nine days; the floods began after an ice-rock avalanche on August 26, and the latest death toll was reported on Friday.
- Why
- They became trapped when flash floods caused by an ice-rock avalanche devastated areas of northern and central Nepal.
Key facts
- Time trapped
- Nine days
- One survivor’s condition
- Described as critical; flown to Kathmandu
- Second survivor’s treatment
- Receiving care at Trishuli Hospital in Nuwakot
- Rescue authority
- Nepal Army-led security command
- Reported national death toll
- 1,282 people
- People still missing
- More than 4,700
- Missing hydropower workers
- More than 600 workers at 11 projects
Quotes
Hira Shobha
Wife of rescued worker Maharjan
“It seems it takes a long time to carry out a rescue like this. They risked their own lives to save him. My heartfelt thanks to the entire rescue team.”
businesstoday.in
“I was working in the control room. My responsibility was to save everyone's life.”
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Sources
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