Nepal flood survivor rescued after 10 days trapped in hydropower tunnel
SANJAY Sah survived for 10 days trapped inside a dark tunnel at Nepal’s Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station, drinking seepage and mud water and relying on prayers as floodwaters buried the facility in mud and debris. The 30-year-old mechanical forem...
Sanjay Sah survived for ten days inside a dark tunnel at Nepal’s Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station after a flood buried the facility. The 30-year-old mechanical foreman relied on seepage and mud water to survive, only believing he had been trapped for two or three days. With his eyes closed to avoid injury, Sah drew strength from reciting the Hindu Maha Mantra, which gave him a sense of calm.
He had been with colleague Kabir Maharjan when the flood struck; they both sought refuge on the sixth floor, but were separated as water entered the powerhouse. Sah survived without food or his mobile phone, unaware he had been trapped for so long. At least 1,300 people died and over 5,300 remain missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region following a late-August Himalayan glacier collapse that triggered devastating flooding.
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