Two Workers Rescued from Nepal Tunnel After 9 Days
Two workers were rescued from a flooded tunnel at a hydroelectric power plant in Nepal nine days after the flood, CNN reports.
Consensus
- Two workers were rescued from a tunnel in Nepal nine days after a flood.
- The rescue occurred on September 4.
- The workers were trapped in the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant tunnel.
- The flood happened on August 26 due to a glacial collapse on the border between Nepal and Tibet.
- The workers were found alive after being without light and with limited air.
- They were transported to a military hospital in Kathmandu.
- Their vital signs were stable, and they were in intensive care.
- The flood caused over 1,200 deaths in Nepal and thousands missing.
- Approximately 900 workers are believed to be trapped in tunnels across six hydropower projects.
- Search and rescue operations continue.
- Spasatation efforts involved blasting large rocks.
Points of divergence
- The two workers were considered dead before being rescued, and their families had lost hope. — riamo
- One dead body was found among the survivors, and 1294 people died in the flood. — meduza
- The rescue was reported as occurring on Friday, but no specific date is given. — tg_bbcrussian
- The number of deaths in Nepal exceeded 1,200, and 541 people are missing in Tibet. — tg_theinsider
- 115 workers are believed to be still trapped in the same tunnel. — tvrain
- The rescue was reported on the tenth day after the flood, not the ninth. — fontanka
Coverage (8 sources)
- 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