How two men were rescued from a flood-stricken Nepali power plant
Two people have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal and voices have been heard, nine days after massive flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-China border trapping hundreds of workers inside multiple Himalayan energy projects. In a dramatic breakthrough for what has been a desperate, round-the-clock rescue effort in treacherous conditions, the two men [...] The post How two men were rescued…
Two Nepali men, Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan, who were trapped for nine days in a flood-stricken hydropower plant, have been rescued from the Trishuli 3A power station. The rescue operation, which began with drilling into a tunnel, involved blasting to clear a path and careful hand-clearing due to the dangerous conditions. Despite the daunting task, the men were successfully pulled from the tunnel and airlifted to a military hospital in Kathmandu, where they are receiving medical care.
Sah, a 30-year-old mechanical foreman, is in stable condition, while Maharjan, a 45-year-old mechanical supervisor, remains in critical condition. The rescue comes nine days after massive flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-China border, trapping dozens of workers in the Trishuli 3A power station. Hopes for rescue were initially fading, as the tunnels where the men were trapped were pitch-black, had no power, and were filled with bodies.
However, with careful planning, heavy machinery, and explosives, rescuers were finally able to reach the men in time.
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