Archive · 4 Sep 2026
'Never Lost Hope': Nepal Tunnel Workers Rescued After Nine Days
Two workers in Nepal were trapped underground after floods caused debris to fill their tunnel.
They stayed buried for nine days.
Rescuers finally found and freed Kabir Maharjan and Sanjay Sah.
Their families had been extremely worried, but Maharjan’s mother continued believing he would survive.
Sah said he prayed while he was trapped.
The rescue workers cheered when the men were brought out.
Both men are now stable and getting treatment in a hospital.
Rescue teams are still searching for other missing people after the deadly floods.
Kabir Maharjan and Sanjay Sah were rescued after nine days buried inside a flood-damaged tunnel.
Maharjan’s family feared he had died, but his mother continued praying for his safe return.
Sah said he chanted Hindu prayers while trapped beneath the debris.
Both workers are stable and receiving treatment at a hospital in Kathmandu.
The floods have killed nearly 1,300 people, left thousands missing and damaged at least 12 hydroelectric projects.
- Who
- Tunnel workers Kabir Maharjan, 45, and Sanjay Sah, 30, were rescued by emergency teams.
- What
- The two men were pulled alive from a tunnel after being buried under flood debris for nine days.
- When
- They were rescued after nine days underground; the articles do not provide a specific calendar date.
- Where
- They were trapped in a tunnel in Nepal and taken to a hospital in Kathmandu; Maharjan’s family lives about 35 kilometres from Kathmandu.
- Why
- Floods caused debris to bury the tunnel, trapping the workers.
- Rescued workers
- Kabir Maharjan and Sanjay Sah
- Time trapped
- Nine days
- Ages
- Maharjan was 45; Sah was 30
- Condition
- Both workers are stable and receiving hospital treatment
- Rescue location
- A tunnel affected by the Nepal floods
- Flood death toll
- Nearly 1,300 people
- Infrastructure damage
- At least 12 hydroelectric projects and related infrastructure were smashed