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Two Workers Rescued Alive From Nepal Tunnel Nine Days After Flood

Rescuers pulled two hydropower workers alive from a tunnel in Rasuwa, Nepal, on Friday, nine days after floods and a slide of ice, rock and mud buried hydropower projects along the Trishuli River on Aug. 26. The Nepal Army released images of the rescue. The wider disaster has killed more than 1,200 people and displaced tens of thousands, with searches continuing for hundreds still missing.

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Rescuers pulled out two survivors as the search continued for hundreds missing inside hydropower projects that were buried in the flooding catastrophe last week.

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Nepal-Tibet border flash floods and relief effort

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Flash floods along the Nepal–Tibet border have killed more than 1,200 people and left thousands missing. On 4 September rescuers pulled two workers alive from a flood-buried hydropower tunnel after nine days, while searches continued for hundreds more missing inside hydropower projects and communities relied on airlifted supplies.

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The confirmed death toll rose to more than 1,200, rescuers pulled two workers alive from a flood-buried hydropower tunnel after nine days, and five Australians previously reported missing were found alive.

In this event Thousands still missing as Nepal-Tibet flood relief and recovery intensifies Earlier coverage Nepal warns of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation Earlier coverage Nepal-Tibet floods: Nepal calls for technical support for rescue efforts as number of missing rises to nearly 3,000 – latest updates Earlier coverage
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Workers Rescued From Tunnel in Nepal 9 Days After FloodNYTimes – World
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Workers Rescued From Tunnel in Nepal 9 Days After Flood

Rescuers pulled out two survivors as the search continued for hundreds missing inside hydropower projects that were buried in the flooding catastrophe last week.

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Euronews

Two hydropower workers rescued alive after nine days trapped in Nepal tunnel

Nepal Army images show two hydropower workers rescued alive after nine days trapped inside a flood-buried tunnel in Rasuwa.

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Euronews

Two trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel nine days after Nepal floods

About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels, according to local authorities.

2 trapped workers rescued from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floodsNPR – World
NPR

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.

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News24

Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

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.

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