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FLOODS IN NEPAL
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Two workers who were trapped in a tunnel in Nepal have been rescued alive and said there are more alive

Ten days after the floods, the two men were found 170 metres from the tunnel entrance, after rescue teams heard voices coming from inside, which families described as a "miracle."

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RASUWA (Nepal), 04/09/2026.- Nepalese army rescue workers search for survivors in a Trishuli- 3A hydropower project tunnel following flash floods in Rasuwa district, Nepal, 04 September 2026. Two people were rescued alive from a hydropower tunnel more than a week after an avalanche-triggered flash flood devastated river valleys along the Nepal-Tibet border, according to local authorities. (Inundaciones) EFE/EPA/NARENDRA SHRESTHA
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Rescue of two survivors. Photo: EFE

Two workers were rescued alive this Friday in a tunnel of the Trishuli 3A hydroelectric project ten days after the floods in Nepal. In addition, according to Nepalese Army spokesman Raja Ram Basnet, more people are alive.

Survivors  areChief Mechanic Sanjay Sah and Inspector Mechanic Kabir Maharjan , who have been evacuated after the rescue teams managed to enter the tunnel, while they continue to work to rescue other trapped workers.

According to Basnet, the two men were found 170 metres from the tunnel entrance, where Nepalese teams heard voices coming from inside , intensifying rescue efforts.

In the words of Ram Neupan, thedeputy and engineer involved in the operation, the rescuers made a brief communication with the trapped people.

Maharjan's brother said the familywas very happy tohear about the rescue and said it was a "miracle . "

More people trapped.

According to the first reports compiled by the Independent Association of Nepalese Energy Producers, 42 workers have been trapped in the underground plant of the  project.

Project Trishuli 3A is located in Nuwakot district, north of Kathmandu, along the Trishuli River Corridor, one of the areas hit hardest by the August 26 floods.

Search operations have been ongoing in recent days at several hydropower plants in the region, where hundreds of workers are missing, some of whom are believed to be trapped in tunnels blocked by mud and debris.

The discovery of Sah and Maharjan alive on the tenth day after the disaster has opened up the possibility of finding more people alive.

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