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  "id": 5752517,
  "title": "Chinese national rescued from hydropower tunnel - army",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/chinese-national-rescued-from-hydropower-tunnel-army",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T08:56:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RTE News",
    "slug": "rte-news",
    "url": "https://www.rte.ie/news/world/2026/0905/1590422-nepal-rescue-efforts/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Chinese national has been rescued alive after being trapped in a 738-foot hydropower tunnel for ten days following catastrophic flooding in Nepal. The Nepali Army announced the rescue, stating that the man is currently undergoing a health assessment. He was successfully evacuated using a helicopter, with an army medic monitoring his condition during the flight. According to authorities, around 900 workers have gone missing from 12 hydropower projects across Nepal, with approximately 500 presumed to be trapped in various tunnels since a wall of mud and debris swept through the region on August 26. The latest rescue follows a similar incident on the previous day, where two hydropower workers were also pulled alive from a tunnel buried by debris. Chinese state media reported earlier that 31 people were killed in Tibet, 541 remain missing, bringing the overall death toll from the glacial and mountain collapse on August 26 to 1,318 dead and 5,624 missing. Rescuers expressed their excitement upon the man's emergence from a muddy opening, as captured in a video released by the energy ministry. He was assisted to his feet by rescuers and later transported on the backs of emergency workers before being placed in a helicopter. Nepali rescuers, supported by experts from India, China, and South Korea, have continued their search for survivors believed to be trapped inside hydropower tunnels; however, teams have repeatedly encountered walls of hard-packed debris. Until the recent rescue, no tunnel workers had been confirmed alive. Additionally, a woman was rescued alive from a house in Nuwakot town, 10 days after the floods hit the area.",
  "summary": "A Chinese national has been rescued alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, 10 days after catastrophic flooding, the Nepali Army said.",
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        "outlet": "BBC World",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/nepal-rescuers-try-to-reach-dozens-trapped-in-tunnel-after-two-found",
        "published": "2026-09-04T12:30:56.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "The '26' factor: Nepal floods add to deadly trail of disasters that struck on 26th",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/the-26-factor-nepal-floods-add-to-deadly-trail-of-disasters-that",
        "published": "2026-09-05T04:31:51.000Z"
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        "published": "2026-09-05T06:07:11.000Z"
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        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Rescuers in Nepal pull a Chinese national and a woman alive 10 days after devastating floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/rescuers-in-nepal-pull-a-chinese-national-and-a-woman-alive-10-days",
        "published": "2026-09-05T08:18:34.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Rescuers continue grim search for Nepal flood survivors",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/rescuers-continue-grim-search-for-nepal-flood-survivors",
        "published": "2026-09-05T08:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NDTV",
        "title": "Chinese National Rescued Alive From Nepal Tunnel After 10 Days",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/chinese-national-rescued-alive-from-nepal-tunnel-after-10-days",
        "published": "2026-09-05T08:50:13.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Le Monde English",
        "title": "Nepal tunnel rescue of Chinese citizen revives hopes 10 days after flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/nepal-tunnel-rescue-of-chinese-citizen-revives-hopes-10-days-after",
        "published": "2026-09-05T09:59:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "'I don't know if I'm dreaming': Rebuilding lives after Nepal's devastating floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/i-dont-know-if-im-dreaming-rebuilding-lives-after-nepals-devastating",
        "published": "2026-09-05T10:16:34.000Z"
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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."
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