Two Workers Rescued Alive From Flood-Buried Tunnel in Nepal After Nine Days

Two people pulled alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel - Reuters

Two people pulled alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel  Reuters

'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues bring hope for more flood survivors

Two people have been rescued more than a week after more than 1,300 people were killed in flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border.

Families Mourn Nepal Flood Victims

With thousands still missing in Nepal’s floods, some families have turned to symbolic cremations to honor their loved ones. Our South Asia bureau chief, Mujib Mashal, witnessed one of the ceremonies.

By Mujib Mashal, Rebecca Suner and Leila Medina

9 days after deadly Nepal floods, 2 men are rescued from tunnel

Video shared by Nepal's authorities showed the moment a man was hauled from a tunnel. Nearly 1,300 people have died after flash floods swept through the region.

By Victoria Craw

Two workers pulled alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel more than a week after floods

Rescuers called it a 'miracle' after the disaster last Wednesday that killed at least 1,200 people and left more than 5,000 missing in China and Nepal.

Nepal-Tibet flash flood: Two workers pulled alive from hydropower tunnel nine days after disaster

Officials said the workers were safely rescued from tunnels that were at a depth of 170 metres Two people have been pulled out alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after deadly flash floods left them trapped. The workers were rescued during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli 3A tunnel, a hydropower project in one of the areas worst-affected by last week’s deadly Nepal floods, according to army spokesperson Brig Gen Raja Ram Basnet. Continue reading...

By Hannah Ellis-Petersen and Gaurav Pokharel in Kathmandu

2 trapped workers rescued from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods

Officials say rescuers in Nepal have pulled two workers alive from a tunnel Friday during an ongoing operation. The rescues come nine days after the Aug. 26 floods.

By The Associated Press

Trapped Nepal workers pulled alive from tunnel 9 days after deadly flooding, raising hope for more rescues

Two workers were pulled alive from a Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after catastrophic floods, and one rescued man says more people are trapped inside.

Nepal search teams rescue two workers from hydropower tunnel

'Miracle' rescue nine days after devastating flood raises hope that more people could still be found alive.

Two people rescued from hydropower tunnel in Nepal - CNN

Two people rescued from hydropower tunnel in Nepal  CNN

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

Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday, raising hopes of reaching a dozen others believed to be trapped nine days after catastrophic floods devastated towns and swept away villages.

Two trapped workers rescued alive from tunnel in Nepal, officials say

Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said.

Nepal: Two pulled alive from tunnel nine days after floods

Crews are racing to find hundreds more people still believed to be trapped after a glacier collapse triggered floods that killed more than 1,200 people.

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

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. Officia...

By Reuters

Nepal floods: Two workers pulled alive from tunnel after nine days

Nepal's emergency crews have pulled two workers out of a hydropower tunnel where they had been trapped for nine days. The rescue comes more than a week after flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border killed more than 1,200 people. Both men have injuries to their hands and legs and have been airlifted to a hospital in Kathmandu for treatment.

By FRANCE24

Two Australians found safe in Nepal as two trapped workers rescued from tunnels

The number of Australians missing since last week’s flood has been revised down to 36, while Nepalese officials remain hopeful that more hydropower workers will be rescued.

By Daniel Lo Surdo

'I chanted Hare Krishna for 9 days': Nepal worker rescued from tunnel on Janmashtami

A worker rescued after nine days chanted the Hare Krishna mantra for survival. Sanjay Sah stayed back to ensure others escaped the disaster upstream. He communicated with a few nearby workers while trapped in darkness. Two workers were rescued alive, and search operations continue for others. Flash floods triggered by an ice-rock avalanche devastated towns and villages.

By YASHASVI VASISTHA

Nepal floods: How 2 workers were rescued from a buried tunnel after 9 days | Step-by-step

‘Kept chanting Hare Krishna’: Nepal man rescued alive after being trapped in tunnel for 9 days

Sanjay Sah reportedly told security personnel that he had spent the last nine days trapped inside the tunnel, chanting the 'Hare Krishna' mantra.

2 workers rescued after being trapped in Nepal hydropower tunnel for 9 days - straitstimes.com

2 workers rescued after being trapped in Nepal hydropower tunnel for 9 days  straitstimes.com

'Never Lost Hope': Nepal Tunnel Worker's Family On Miraculous Rescue

Kabir Maharjan was one of the two tunnel workers who were rescued after remaining buried inside for nine days following the Nepal floods.

How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts

An army of experts in a WhatsApp group is guiding rescue workers scouring a Nepali valley after a huge flash flood more than a week ago as they desperately search for anyone who may be alive inside tunnels of devastated hydropower plants. The messaging group was set up by engineers before the wall of water, mud and rock crashed down the Trishuli valley in Nepal on August 26. It has since become a valuable tool alongside helicopters and heavy machinery in the race to find survivors. The author...

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Bad weather hampers search for 9 missing Koreans in Nepal

South Korea's disaster relief team is intensifying its search for nine Koreans missing in Nepal, deploying helicopters, thermal-imaging drones and ground teams to possible evacuation routes after severe weather hampered aerial operations a day earlier, a Foreign Ministry official said Friday. The Korea Disaster Relief Team plans to resume helicopter searches Friday using two aircraft provided by the Nepali military, weather permitting, according to the official, who declined to be named. An atte

By The Korea Herald

Watch: Moment buried workers pulled free in Nepal

Rescuers have pulled out a survivor alive 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, a video released by the Nepalese army showed.

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

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.

Two people rescued alive nine days after Nepal deadly flash flood

Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after a 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 […]

Nepal Floods: A Week Since Disaster; Rescue Efforts Continue, Thousands Still Missing - Moneycontrol.com

Nepal Floods: A Week Since Disaster; Rescue Efforts Continue, Thousands Still Missing  Moneycontrol.com

One trapped worker rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal, official says

KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) -- Rescuers in Nepal pulled a second worker alive from a tunnel Friday, Nepal lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane said.He posted the rescu

Dozens of trapped workers could still be alive in ‘room-like’ structures inside Nepal’s tunnels, officials say

Rescue efforts have increasingly centred on hydroelectric project tunnels along banks of Trishuli river

By Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s flood rescue efforts

Authorities hope some of the roughly 900 people reported missing at six hydropower plants may have escaped the deluge because they worked in or fled into tunnels.

Search ongoing for nine missing Singaporeans in Nepal; MFA working with local authorities

Nine Singaporeans are still missing and unaccounted for more than a week after devastating floods in Nepal.

Two people pulled from tunnel in Nepal over a week after devastating flood

Rescue teams in Nepal have recovered more than 1,250 bodies, and more than 5,000 are missing.

Tibetan community shocked by devastation from Nepal flash flood

Community has yet to hear much news from relatives in the stricken Tibet region since the disaster.

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal 'miracle' - The Jakarta Post

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal 'miracle'  The Jakarta Post

How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal’s flood rescue efforts

KATHMANDU, Sept 4 (Reuters) - An army of experts in a WhatsApp group is guiding rescue workers scouring a Nepali valley after a huge flash flood more than a week ago as they desperately search for anyone who may be alive inside tunnels of devastated hydropower plants.

By Reuters

2 workers rescued alive from tunnel following mudslide in Nepal - China Daily

2 workers rescued alive from tunnel following mudslide in Nepal  China Daily

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel - news24.com

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel  news24.com

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal

Two hydropower workers were pulled from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal on Sept. 6, more than a week after catastrophic flooding swept through the area, government ministers said.

Nepal floods death toll rises to 1,287; over 5,000 still missing, disaster authority says

Nepal says death toll rises to 1,252 as rescue operations continue - Arab News

Nepal says death toll rises to 1,252 as rescue operations continue  Arab News

How engineers in a WhatsApp group are guiding Nepal's tunnel rescue efforts

Over 500 experts share data in group as rescuers search devastated hydropower plants for survivors

By Reuters

Nepal-China Flood Death Toll Rises to 1,280; Over 5,200 Still Missing

Nepal-China floods have killed 1,280 people and left more than 5,200 missing as search and rescue operations enter their second week.

2 workers pulled alive from Nepal tunnel 9 days after disaster

Two people were pulled alive from a tunnel Friday at a hydropower project on Nepal’s Trishuli River, nine days after an ice, rock and mudslide tore through the river valley, killin...

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal - The Daily Star

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal  The Daily Star

Nepal floods: Two trapped tunnel workers rescued - The Star

Nepal floods: Two trapped tunnel workers rescued  The Star

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal ‘miracle’ - Dhaka Tribune

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal ‘miracle’  Dhaka Tribune

How two Nepal hydropower workers survived nine days trapped underground - The Kathmandu Post

How two Nepal hydropower workers survived nine days trapped underground  The Kathmandu Post

Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,287, with 5,083 missing

Devastating floods on the China-Nepal border have killed at least 1,287 people in Nepal, the disaster authority said Friday, with the number of missing at 5,083. The post Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,287, with 5,083 missing appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

'Layer upon layer of miracles': How Nepal flood survivors were rescued from tunnel - the-star.co.ke

'Layer upon layer of miracles': How Nepal flood survivors were rescued from tunnel  the-star.co.ke

‘Layer upon layer of miracles’: How Nepal flood survivors were rescued from tunnel

A tunnelling expert involved in the rescue operation at a blocked Nepalese hydropower tunnel has described to the BBC how they managed to reach survivors.

By Emmanuel Tetteh

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal - Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Two trapped tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floods hit Nepal  Daily Mirror - Sri Lanka

Nepal disaster damage estimated at over two billion dollars - The Copenhagen Post

Nepal disaster damage estimated at over two billion dollars  The Copenhagen Post

Nepal flood death toll rises to 1,259, over 5,000 missing

The death toll from the devastating floods that struck Nepal on August 26 has risen to 1,259, while the number of people reported missing surged to 5,083 over the past 24 hours.

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel - Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel  Gulf Daily News (Bahrain)