{
  "id": 5648023,
  "title": "How two men were rescued from a flood-stricken Nepali power plant",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/how-two-men-were-rescued-from-a-flood-stricken-nepali-power-plant",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-04T21:26:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/how-two-men-were-rescued-from-a-flood-stricken-nepali-power-plant/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two Nepali men, Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan, who were trapped for nine days in a flood-stricken hydropower plant, have been rescued from the Trishuli 3A power station. The rescue operation, which began with drilling into a tunnel, involved blasting to clear a path and careful hand-clearing due to the dangerous conditions. Despite the daunting task, the men were successfully pulled from the tunnel and airlifted to a military hospital in Kathmandu, where they are receiving medical care. Sah, a 30-year-old mechanical foreman, is in stable condition, while Maharjan, a 45-year-old mechanical supervisor, remains in critical condition. The rescue comes nine days after massive flash floods and landslides struck the Nepal-China border, trapping dozens of workers in the Trishuli 3A power station. Hopes for rescue were initially fading, as the tunnels where the men were trapped were pitch-black, had no power, and were filled with bodies. However, with careful planning, heavy machinery, and explosives, rescuers were finally able to reach the men in time.",
  "summary": "Two people have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal and voices have been heard, nine days after massive flash floods and landslides hit the Nepal-China border trapping hundreds of workers inside multiple Himalayan energy projects. In a dramatic breakthrough for what has been a desperate, round-the-clock rescue effort in treacherous conditions, the two men [...] The post How two men were rescued…",
  "key_points": [
    "Two Nepali men, Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan, rescued from flood-stricken power plant",
    "Nine-day rescue operation involved drilling, blasting, and hand-clearing in dangerous conditions",
    "Sah stable, Maharjan critical after airlift to Kathmandu military hospital"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}