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  "id": 5673586,
  "title": "Rescue of Nepal hydropower workers ‘triumph for humans and humanity’, tunnelling expert says",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/rescue-of-nepal-hydropower-workers-triumph-for-humans-and-humanity",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T00:00:22.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/sep/05/rescue-of-nepal-hydropower-workers-triumph-for-humans-and-humanity-tunnelling-expert-says"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Australian engineer and geologist Arnold Dix has hailed the successful rescue of two hydropower workers in Nepal as \"one of the great rescues of the 21st century.\" Sanjay Shah and Kabir Maharajan were pulled from the Trishuli 3A tunnel on Friday, nine days after the deadly floods. Dix, who assisted in previous disaster operations, believes this rescue will boost spirits amidst the devastation. With hundreds of workers still missing, rescuers face significant risks in the search for more survivors. The team is now focusing on reaching the \"Goldilocks zone\" at the top of the 11-storey Trishuli 3A power station. Over 270 people have been rescued from various hydropower projects, but at least 1,294 have died and over 5,000 remain missing.",
  "summary": "Arnold Dix, an Australian engineer and geologist who worked at Ground Zero after 9/11, says finding two workers alive in Trishuli 3A ‘gives us hope’ There is renewed hope amid the devastation wreaked by the flash flooding disaster on the Nepal-Tibet border as the world witnesses “one of the great rescues of the 21st century”. Nine days after the deadly floods, two workers were pulled out alive…",
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        "outlet": "The National UAE",
        "title": "UAE search and rescue team arrives in Nepal to boost urgent flood response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/uae-search-and-rescue-team-arrives-in-nepal-to-boost-urgent-flood",
        "published": "2026-09-04T15:43:24.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "More than a week after Nepal’s deadliest flood disaster in years, here’s what we know so far",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/more-than-a-week-after-nepals-deadliest-flood-disaster-in-years-heres",
        "published": "2026-09-04T17:22:01.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Fresh flood fears in Nepal as landslide partially blocks Chaulani river in Darchula",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/fresh-flood-fears-in-nepal-as-landslide-partially-blocks-chaulani",
        "published": "2026-09-04T17:43:57.000Z"
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        "outlet": "ABC News AU",
        "title": "Australian families hire helicopters to search cut-off Nepal villages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/australian-families-hire-helicopters-to-search-cut-off-nepal-villages",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:01:48.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Boots on the ground as first Australian rescue team arrives in Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/boots-on-the-ground-as-first-australian-rescue-team-arrives-in-nepal",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:33:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Boots on the ground as first Australian rescue team arrives in Nepal",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/boots-on-the-ground-as-first-australian-rescue-team-arrives-in-nepal-5638376",
        "published": "2026-09-04T20:33:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "News Wrap: 2 men rescued from Nepal tunnel 9 days after catastrophic flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/news-wrap-2-men-rescued-from-nepal-tunnel-9-days-after-catastrophic",
        "published": "2026-09-04T22:45:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "SMART Team to leave for Nepal today as search for 55 Malaysians continues",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/smart-team-to-leave-for-nepal-today-as-search-for-55-malaysians",
        "published": "2026-09-05T00:36:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "FM Cho to visit Nepal for ministerial talks on massive flood response",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/fm-cho-to-visit-nepal-for-ministerial-talks-on-massive-flood-response",
        "published": "2026-09-05T00:53:35.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Smart team deployed to Nepal for humanitarian mission",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/smart-team-deployed-to-nepal-for-humanitarian-mission",
        "published": "2026-09-05T01:15:23.000Z"
      }
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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."
}