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Nepali survivor recounts 'fight through darkness' to escape flood-hit tunnel

By Saurabh Sharma and Joseph Campbell TARKESHWAR, Nepal, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Dhan Bahadur Tamang was at work in a hydropower project near Nepal's border with China when he sensed a sudden air pressure change in the underground tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 1 hydropower project. Under the industrial floodlights, dust started to rise, the 32-year-old recalled: "Something was coming."

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Scharnick’s bail bid postponed to 7 September

Stuart James Scharnick's bail application has been postponed to the 7th of September 2026.

  • Stuart James Scharnick's bail bid delayed to September 7, 2026
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