The rescue brings the total to three workers saved from a hydropower tunnel, after two other workers were freed a day before.

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.