Two workers rescued from Nepal tunnel after 9 days
Two workers were rescued from a flooded tunnel of the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant in Nepal nine days after a catastrophic flood caused by a glacial collapse. The men had been trapped since August 26, surviving without light and with limited air, and were found alive after rescuers heard voices from inside the tunnel.
Consensus
- Two workers were rescued from a tunnel in Nepal nine days after a major flood.
- The rescue occurred on September 4, following a flood that began on August 26.
- The flood was caused by a glacial collapse on the border between Nepal and Tibet.
- The workers were found alive in the tunnel of the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric plant.
- The rescuers heard human voices before locating the survivors.
- The two workers were taken to a military hospital in Kathmandu.
- The rescue operation was conducted by Nepalese army personnel.
- The flood resulted in over 1,200 deaths and thousands missing in Nepal.
- Approximately 900 workers are believed to be trapped at six hydropower sites in Nepal.
- Search and rescue operations continue at the site.
Points of divergence
- The two workers were considered dead before being rescued and had survived without light and in severe air shortage. — rio
- The rescuers found the body of one deceased person in the tunnel. — meduza
- The number of fatalities in Nepal exceeded 1,200. — tg_theinsider
- The number of fatalities in Nepal was at least 1,259. — tvrain
- The rescue occurred on the tenth day after the flood. — fontanka
- The rescue was reported as happening on Friday, September 4. — tg_bbcrussian
- The rescue was reported by CNN. — tg_tvrain
- The workers were rescued after being trapped for nine days, and their families had lost hope. — rio
- One of the rescued workers, Kabir Maharjan, had a leg injury and developed jaundice. — meduza
- Sandeep Sah, one of the rescued workers, had been in the control room and delayed his escape to warn others. — meduza
- The army confirmed the rescue of two people in a tunnel destroyed by the flood. — tg_tass_agency
- The rescue was confirmed by a Nepalese parliament member, Shriram Neupane. — fontanka
Coverage (9 sources)
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- After 9 days in Nepal, two workers buried in a tunnel were rescued — РИАМО
- Two survivors rescued from flooded tunnel of Nepalese hydroelectric plant — nine days after flood — Meduza
- Two people rescued in Nepal from tunnel nine days after catastrophic flood Two workers extracted alive from hydroelectric plant tunnel on Trishuli river in Nepal on Friday, rescuers report from the scene. They were underground for nine... — BBC News Русская служба
- In Nepal, two workers rescued from flooded hydroelectric dam tunnel nine days after flood. Death toll exceeded 1,... — The Insider
- Two workers rescued from tunnel in Nepal after nine days — Дождь
- In Nepal, two workers rescued from blocked tunnel nine days after disaster — Дождь (Telegram)
- Two people rescued in Nepal from tunnel nine days after catastrophic flood — BBC News Русская служба
- Nine days underground: two workers rescued from tunnel in Nepal — Фонтанка