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Two workers rescued from Himalaya hydropower tunnel nine days after disaster

From Aftenposten · () Norwegian

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  • Rescuers brought two workers out of a hydropower tunnel nine days after a catastrophic flash flood in the Himalayas.
  • More than 900 hydropower workers had been missing after the Aug. 26 disaster, which affected 12 facilities along the river, four of them under construction.
  • Authorities hope additional survivors may remain inside tunnels buried under mud and rock.

Nine days after a catastrophic flash flood in the Himalayas, rescuers brought two workers out of a hydropower tunnel. The discovery has renewed authorities’ hope that more people could still be found alive.

More than 900 hydropower workers have been missing since the disaster on Aug. 26. Twelve hydropower plants stood along the affected riverbed, including four that were still under construction.

The facilities contain large tunnels designed to carry water once the plants become operational. Those tunnels have offered a fragile possibility of survival, despite being buried beneath huge amounts of mud and rock. More than 200 workers escaped from tunnels during the first two days after the disaster, but no one had been found alive for the following week.

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