A Nepal Electricity Authority worker rescued after nine days from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project said he kept chanting the ‘Hare Krishna mantra while trapped. Sanjay Sah was rescued on Krishna Janmashtami, while another worker was airlifted to Kathmandu for further treatment.

Rescuers in Nepal have pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel, raising hopes of reaching a dozen others believed to be trapped nine days after catastrophic 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.

At least 557 workers are missing from a hydropower project along the Trishuli River, with about 115 still believed to be trapped.