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Rescue teams pull two survivors from Nepal hydropower project tunnel

From FBC News · () English

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  • Rescuers pulled two survivors from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on Nepal’s Trishuli River, nine days after the collapse.
  • The disaster killed more than 1,300 people and left over 5,600 missing, according to officials and rescue workers.

Rescue teams pulled two people alive from a tunnel connected to a hydropower station on Nepal’s Trishuli River, nine days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through the valley.

The rescue came as officials and workers continued searching after the August 26 collapse. More than 1,300 people died, while over 5,600 remained missing, the report said.

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