Rescue of Nepal hydropower workers ‘triumph for humans and humanity’, tunnelling expert says
Arnold Dix, an Australian engineer and geologist who worked at Ground Zero after 9/11, says finding two workers alive in Trishuli 3A ‘gives us hope’ There is renewed hope amid the devastation wreaked by the flash flooding disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border as the world witnesses “one of the great rescues of the 21st century”. Nine days after the deadly floods, two workers were pulled out alive…
Australian engineer and geologist Arnold Dix has hailed the successful rescue of two hydropower workers in Nepal as "one of the great rescues of the 21st century." Sanjay Shah and Kabir Maharajan were pulled from the Trishuli 3A tunnel on Friday, nine days after the deadly floods. Dix, who assisted in previous disaster operations, believes this rescue will boost spirits amidst the devastation.
With hundreds of workers still missing, rescuers face significant risks in the search for more survivors. The team is now focusing on reaching the "Goldilocks zone" at the top of the 11-storey Trishuli 3A power station. Over 270 people have been rescued from various hydropower projects, but at least 1,294 have died and over 5,000 remain missing.
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