Two workers are rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel after nine days underground
Rescuers in Nepal brought two trapped workers out of a hydropower tunnel as search teams continued looking for others after deadly floods.
Rescue teams in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel on Friday, nine days after flash floods trapped them underground near the Nepal-Tibet border. Officials said the operation was still under way as crews searched for more people believed to be inside.
The workers had been stuck in a chamber inside the Rasuwagadhi hydropower project after floods hit on Aug. 26, according to local authorities. Officials have said they believe dozens of workers may still be alive in the tunnel complex.
The site is one of several hydropower projects along Nepal’s Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers that were affected by the flooding. Authorities have said hundreds of workers remain unaccounted for across those projects.
The rescue effort comes as Nepal continues to deal with the aftermath of some of the country’s worst flood damage in recent years.
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