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2 trapped workers rescued alive from Nepal tunnel 9 days after floods

2 trapped workers rescued alive from Nepal tunnel 9 days after floods
South China Morning Post Friday 04 September 2026, 04:51 UTC By Reuters 1 min read
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Two people were ⁠pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after an ice, rock ‌and mud slide swept through a valley in Nepal, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands. The two workers pulled from the tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station are Sanjay ⁠Sah, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a mechanical supervisor, ‌Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha’s office said in a statement.

Two people were ⁠pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after an ice, rock ‌and mud slide swept through a valley in Nepal, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands. The two workers pulled from the tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station are Sanjay ⁠Sah, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a mechanical supervisor, ‌Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha’s office said in a statement. Officials...
Nepal (LOCATION) the Trishuli River (LOCATION) the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station (LOCATION) Sanjay (PERSON) Kabir Maharjan (PERSON) Biraj Bhakta (PERSON)
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