Two workers rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after landslide
Two workers were rescued from a Trishuli River hydropower tunnel nine days after a glacier collapse killed more than 1,200 people in Nepal.
Kathmandu, Nepal. Two workers were pulled alive from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River on Friday, nine days after an ice, rock and mud slide swept through a valley, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands.
The men were rescued from the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station tunnel and were being taken to a hospital in Kathmandu.
Rescue operation
The workers were identified as Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a mechanical supervisor, according to a statement from Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha’s office.
Maharjan could not move his hands and legs, while Sah’s injuries were not critical, an aide to the energy minister told Reuters.
People trapped in tunnels
Officials and rescue workers believe that the August 26 collapse of a glacier in the upper reaches of the Trishuli River trapped at least 900 people in tunnels connected to six hydropower projects along the river.
Family reaction
Amir Maharjan, Kabir Maharjan’s brother, said he had not received official confirmation but had been told to go to the hospital.
“I have been hearing from the news that my brother has been found. The entire family is very happy,” he said.
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