{
  "id": 5754722,
  "title": "10 days in the dark, Nepal tunnel survivor lives",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/10-days-in-the-dark-nepal-tunnel-survivor-lives",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-05T08:51:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Economic Times",
    "slug": "the-economic-times",
    "url": "https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/international/world-news/a-chinese-national-has-been-rescued-alive-from-a-hydropower-tunnel-nepali-army-says/articleshow/133794558.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Ten days after a series of devastating floods swept through Nepal, a Chinese national and a Nepali woman were pulled alive from hydropower tunnels, officials announced on Saturday. The Chinese man was rescued from a 225-meter tunnel at the Trishuli hydropower project, bringing the total number of workers pulled alive from the site to three, while two Nepali workers had already been rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant the previous day. The Chinese victim, whose identity remains undisclosed, was evacuated by helicopter with an army medic monitoring him throughout the flight. In Nuwakot town, a woman was also rescued alive from her residence and airlifted to Kathmandu for medical attention, surrounded by rescuers clad in protective gear. With approximately 900 workers still missing from 12 hydropower projects, around 500 believed trapped in tunnels, the scale of the disaster remains immense. Nearly 1300 people have been confirmed dead, with over 5500 still missing across Nepal and the Tibet Autonomous Region of China. The toll of missing officials, students, and workers from various sectors adds to the somber figure. Property damage is estimated at over ₹200 billion, and the floods have destroyed 32 bridges and washed away nearly 25 miles of vital road linking Nepal to Tibet, disrupting crucial trade and tourism links. International agencies have raised concerns over the worsening humanitarian situation, with numerous people affected requiring emergency assistance for water, sanitation, and nutrition.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Economic Times",
        "title": "The WhatsApp group helping Nepal’s tunnel rescue",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/the-whatsapp-group-helping-nepals-tunnel-rescue",
        "published": "2026-09-04T02:50:31.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}