{
  "id": 5488785,
  "title": "One trapped worker rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal, official says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/one-trapped-worker-rescued-alive-from-a-tunnel-in-nepal-official-says",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T04:30:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Mainichi",
    "slug": "the-mainichi",
    "url": "https://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20260904/p2g/00m/0in/026000c"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Rescuers in Nepal successfully rescued a worker alive from a tunnel on Friday, according to Nepal Army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet. The news follows a series of devastating floods that struck the country eight days prior, with at least 1,259 people killed and over 5,000 still missing, as reported by the disaster management agency. The rescue occurred at the Trishul 3A tunnel, where approximately 500 workers are believed to be trapped. Local television channels broadcast images of the rescued worker, covered in mud and carried from the site on a rescuer's shoulder. A medical team was on-site to assess the worker's condition.",
  "summary": "KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Rescuers in Nepal pulled a second worker alive from a tunnel Friday, Nepal lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane said.He posted the rescu",
  "key_points": [
    "Rescuer alive from Trishul 3A tunnel in Nepal.",
    "500 workers trapped, at least 1,259 killed in floods.",
    "Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet confirms rescue."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The successful rescue of one worker from the tunnel suggests that relief efforts are making progress, but the scale of the disaster and the number of still-trapped workers underscores the immense challenge ahead.",
  "illustration": null,
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    "outlets": 11,
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "2 trapped workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/2-trapped-workers-rescued-alive-from-a-tunnel-in-nepal-officials-say",
        "published": "2026-09-04T03:47:14.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Breaking: Two people rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel, official says",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/breaking-two-people-rescued-from-nepal-hydropower-tunnel-official-says",
        "published": "2026-09-04T04:08:05.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "'Heard voices': 2 workers make it out alive 9 days after Nepal floods hit tunnel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/heard-voices-2-workers-make-it-out-alive-9-days-after-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-09-04T04:52:07.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Two trapped hydropower workers rescued from mud-clogged tunnel in Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/two-trapped-hydropower-workers-rescued-from-mud-clogged-tunnel-in",
        "published": "2026-09-04T05:10:44.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NPR",
        "title": "2 trapped workers rescued from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/2-trapped-workers-rescued-from-a-hydropower-tunnel-9-days-after-nepal",
        "published": "2026-09-04T05:22:53.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "2 Rescued Alive From Hydropower Tunnel 9 Days After Nepal Floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/2-rescued-alive-from-hydropower-tunnel-9-days-after-nepal-floods",
        "published": "2026-09-04T05:24:18.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "Two trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel nine days after Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/two-trapped-workers-rescued-from-hydropower-tunnel-nine-days-after",
        "published": "2026-09-04T05:25:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "2 trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/2-trapped-workers-rescued-from-hydropower-tunnel-9-days-after-nepal",
        "published": "2026-09-04T05:27:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Workers pulled from tunnel in Nepal nine days after flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/workers-pulled-from-tunnel-in-nepal-nine-days-after-flash-floods",
        "published": "2026-09-04T06:15:04.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Workers pulled from tunnel in Nepal nine days after flash floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/workers-pulled-from-tunnel-in-nepal-nine-days-after-flash-floods-5504691",
        "published": "2026-09-04T06:15:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}