Two workers were rescued from a flooded hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after a disaster that killed more than 1,200 people across Nepal and China. The men were pulled alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower project on the Trishuli River, and one survivor said more people were still alive inside. Officials said at least 900 workers are missing from hydropower projects, with about 500 believed to be inside tunnels. Flooding, debris and damaged infrastructure are slowing rescue teams.
A handout photo made available by the Nepal Army shows army personnel searching for survivors in a hydropower tunnel following flash floods in Rasuwa district, Nepa, Sept. 4. EPA-Yonhap
NEW DELHI — Two workers have been rescued from a flooded hydropower tunnel in Nepal, nine days after the disaster that has killed more than 1,200 people across Nepal and China.
The men were pulled alive on Friday from the Trishuli 3A hydropower project along the Trishuli River. Officials said one of the survivors told rescuers that more people were still alive inside the tunnel.
At least 900 workers are missing from hydropower projects , with about 500 believed to be inside tunnels, according to officials and industry representatives. But access to the tunnels has been hampered by flooding, debris and damaged infrastructure, making it difficult for rescue teams to reach workers.
