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Nepal tunnel rescue: 2 saved after 9 days trapped in flood
Published : Friday, 4 September, 2026 at 11:04 AM
Observer Online Report
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Rescue workers pulled two survivors from a flooded hydroelectric power station tunnel in Nepal on Friday (September 4), nine days after severe flash floods and landslides trapped dozens of laborers underground.
Emergency crews rescued the two workers in quick succession from inside the Trishuli 3A Hydroelectric Project tunnel. Rescuers had been digging through heavy debris to locate 42 workers reported missing at the facility.
Video footage showed nearly a dozen rescue workers pulling a survivor out through a narrow excavation hole. Emergency teams applauded as the individual emerged safely from the subterranean structure.
Bipin Regmi, police chief of Nuwakot district - one of the hardest-hit areas - stated that rescuers heard human voices calling from deep inside the tunnel complex. A medical team was immediately dispatched to the site to provide emergency care.
The underground tunnel leading to the station's main powerhouse extends over four kilometers in length. Dozens of workers were performing routine maintenance and operations inside when flash floods struck the region.
Several hydroelectric facilities along the Trishuli River sustained heavy structural damage from the floods and subsequent landslides. Foreign nationals from China, South Korea, and India were among the workforce deployed across the affected projects.
The disastrous flooding displaced riverbanks across vast stretches of central Nepal, resulting in a death toll exceeding 1,200 people nationwide.
-SA
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