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Two Rescued After Dramatic Operation in Nepal Tunnel

From Svenska Dagbladet · () Swedish

Translated from Swedish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • Rescuers freed two men who had been trapped 170 metres inside a hydropower tunnel in Nepal for nine days after a landslide.
  • At least 39 other people reportedly remain trapped in the same tunnel, while rescue teams work elsewhere in an extensive underground tunnel network.
  • The landslide has left 1,301 people confirmed dead and 5,339 missing.

Two men trapped inside a tunnel in Nepal for nine days have been rescued, offering new hope to others still stranded underground.

The tunnel belongs to a hydropower plant and was blocked by last week’s devastating landslide. It did not fill completely with water, allowing the two men to survive about 170 metres inside. Video from the site showed rescuers lifting them out and carrying one man to a helicopter for treatment in Kathmandu.

“I am so happy,” one rescued man’s brother told AFP. According to the BBC, at least 39 more people remain trapped in the same hydropower tunnel. Nepal’s Communications Minister Bikram Timilsina wrote on Facebook that authorities were waiting for more people to be rescued.

I am so happy.

· Brother of one of the rescued menHe expressed his relief after the two men were freed from the tunnel.

Rescue operations are also continuing for hundreds of others trapped at different locations in a large network of underground tunnels. Crews have pumped oxygen into several areas to help those inside breathe.

The landslide began when an enormous mass of rock and ice collapsed in the Himalayas more than a week ago. Bridges, roads and villages were buried in mud. Authorities have confirmed 1,301 deaths, while 5,339 people remain missing.

We are waiting for more people to be rescued.

· Bikram TimilsinaNepal’s communications minister described the continuing rescue effort in a Facebook post.
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Originally published by Svenska Dagbladet in Swedish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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