Two Survivors Rescued From Nepal Hydropower Tunnel Nine Days After Floods

Sep 4, 2026CORE

Video report on the rescue of two survivors from a tunnel at the Upper Trisuli 3A Hydropower Station nine days after the Nepal floods
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Rescuers pulled two Nepali workers alive from a tunnel at the Upper Trisuli 3A Hydropower Station nine days after the floods. They were the first survivors rescued from the affected hydropower projects, and one of the workers said he had been in contact with others inside the tunnel.

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Upper Trisuli 3A Hydropower Station

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Nine days after disaster, two pulled alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel
ReutersENSep 4, 2026News article
Voices Heard Inside Tunnel: Two Survivors Rescued Nine Days After Nepal Floods
Yonhap News AgencyKOSep 4, 2026News article

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