{
  "id": 5616125,
  "title": "Two Workers Rescued Alive After Nine Days Trapped in Nepal Tunnel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/two-workers-rescued-alive-after-nine-days-trapped-in-nepal-tunnel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T18:23:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/09/04/two-workers-rescued-alive-after-nine-days-trapped-nepal-tunnel/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two Nepalese hydropower workers were rescued alive on Friday after being trapped for nine days in a debris-filled tunnel following a devastating flood. Sanjay Sah, a 30-year-old mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a 45-year-old mechanical supervisor, were pulled from the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station in Rasuwa district. The workers became cut off when water and debris overwhelmed the tunnel entrance on August 26. Rescue teams heard voices from inside the tunnel on Friday morning before reaching the men. Both men were flown to Kathmandu for medical treatment, where Sah was reported to be stable and Maharjan in more serious condition. Maharjan reportedly recognized and spoke with his wife after the rescue. Rescuers continued searching for hundreds of workers believed trapped or missing at other hydropower projects damaged by the disaster. Sah had reportedly remained behind to help colleagues escape during the flood, reciting mantras while underground. The rescue operation has highlighted the challenges faced in locating survivors in flooded tunnels and the ongoing crisis for Nepal's hydropower industry.",
  "summary": "Two hydropower workers were rescued alive Friday after spending nine days trapped inside a debris-filled tunnel in Nepal. Rescue teams had been searching for workers missing since a massive flood struck the Himalayan region near the border with Tibet. Sanjay Sah, 30, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor, were pulled from […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/nepal-floods-engineers-in-a-whatsapp-group-are-guiding-tunnel-rescue",
        "published": "2026-09-04T07:26:52.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Nepal search teams rescue two workers from hydropower tunnel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/nepal-search-teams-rescue-two-workers-from-hydropower-tunnel",
        "published": "2026-09-04T09:09:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Maps, last locations, experts: How a WhatsApp group is helping Nepal rescuers navigate difficult tunnel terrain",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/maps-last-locations-experts-how-a-whatsapp-group-is-helping-nepal",
        "published": "2026-09-04T09:30:54.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Thaiger",
        "title": "Nepal floods: 2 workers rescued after 9 days trapped in tunnel",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/nepal-floods-2-workers-rescued-after-9-days-trapped-in-tunnel",
        "published": "2026-09-04T09:31:55.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Rescuers pull 2 trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/rescuers-pull-2-trapped-workers-from-a-hydropower-tunnel-9-days-after",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:03:15.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "Pictures of the week: From a Nepal tunnel rescue to the Bayeux Tapestry in London",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/pictures-of-the-week-from-a-nepal-tunnel-rescue-to-the-bayeux",
        "published": "2026-09-04T18:01:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
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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."
}