‘학내 성폭력 공익신고’ 지혜복 교사, 9일 학교로 복귀

On the ninth day since Nepal's devastating flood, a Nepalese man named Sannyai Sanjay (30) was finally rescued from a tunnel located at the power plant in Bhagmati, northern Bagmati district. Sanjay was one of 40-45 people who were trapped inside the tunnel and managed to escape after being stuck there for several days.

Sanjay recounted his ordeal to local media, saying that he and fellow worker Karbir Maharjan (45) were working at the Kiratindu Power Station's control room when the flood struck on the 26th of last month. The control room was crowded with over 40 people, far exceeding its usual capacity of about six individuals. Due to the urgency of rescuing everyone, it took time for Sanjay to escape the tunnel.

Once rescued, Sanjay spent the day in a stable condition and was immediately transported to Chauvinendra Univesity Hospital. Maharjan, who had not been stationed at the Kiratindu Power Station on that day, had been working on routine maintenance at the facility the day before. His wife, Hira Shoba, last spoke to him on the morning of the 26th, just before the flood hit. After that, they lost contact.

Hira expressed gratitude to the rescue team, saying that her husband had "finally regained his second life." Upon meeting her husband at the military hospital, Hira saw that Maharjan had sustained a leg injury and was receiving treatment in the intensive care unit. The Nepalese military and police forces had been searching the tunnel for several days, listening for voices and attempting to communicate with the trapped individuals inside.

The government estimated that hundreds of people, including 90 in two tunnels, were still alive. Nine Korean workers, including Sanjay, were also missing after the disaster.