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Two Rescued Alive Nine Days After Nepal Tunnel Disaster
A huge slide of ice, rocks and mud hit Nepal on August 26.
It swept through villages and damaged hydropower projects near the Trishuli River.
Many people died, disappeared or had to leave their homes.
Nine days later, rescuers found two workers alive inside a tunnel.
Their names are Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan.
They were taken to a hospital in Kathmandu.
Sah was not critically injured, but Maharjan could not move his arms and legs.
Rescue teams are still searching because Sah said other people might be alive.
Teams from Nepal and several other countries are helping with the search.
Two hydropower workers were rescued alive from a Nepal tunnel nine days after an ice, rock and mud slide struck the Trishuli River valley.
Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan were found at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station and taken to an army hospital in Kathmandu.
Nepal reported at least 1,252 deaths, more than 4,200 people missing and tens of thousands displaced.
Officials believe at least 900 people were trapped in tunnels connected to six hydropower projects along the river.
Damage to property, homes and infrastructure was estimated at 387.5 billion Nepalese rupees, or $2.56 billion.
- Who
- Two hydropower workers, Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan, were rescued by Nepali rescue teams.
- What
- The workers were pulled alive from a tunnel after an ice, rock and mud slide devastated the Trishuli River valley.
- Where
- They were found at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station in Nepal and taken to an army hospital in Kathmandu.
- When
- They were rescued on Friday, September 4, nine days after the August 26 disaster.
- Why
- Rescuers were searching tunnels where workers were believed to have been trapped by the collapse and debris.
Key facts
- Nepal death toll
- At least 1,252 people
- People still missing
- More than 4,200 in Nepal
- Rescued workers
- Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan
- Rescue location
- Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station
- Estimated losses
- 387.5 billion Nepalese rupees, or $2.56 billion
- Homes needing reconstruction
- Around 20,000, including at least 7,500 destroyed homes
- International assistance
- Rescuers and experts from India, South Korea and China assisted Nepal
Quotes
An army official
An official involved in assessing rescued worker Sanjay Sah.
“His name is Sanjay Sah and he was working in mechanical control room. The vital parameters look normal”
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“I have been hearing from the news that my brother has been found. The entire family is very happy”
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