2 trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said. The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, devastated towns and swept away villages in Nepal on Aug. 26. Nepalese lawmaker Shri…
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal successfully pulled two workers to safety from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel on Friday, nine days after devastating floods struck the region. The workers, a mechanical foreman and a mechanical supervisor, were among 557 men believed to be trapped in the tunnel following the floods, which were likely caused by a glacier collapse.
The first worker was rescued and shown on local television covered in mud, carried from the site on a rescuer's shoulder. Both men are now in stable condition and have been flown to a hospital in Kathmandu. As rescue efforts continue, about 115 workers are still reportedly trapped in the main tunnel of the Trishuli 3A hydropower project located along the Trishuli River.
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