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Two workers rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after disaster

From Dong-A Ilbo · () Korean

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

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  • Nepalese rescuers pulled two workers alive from a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower project nine days after the disaster.
  • The survivors were identified as mechanical section supervisor Sanjay Sah and mechanical section superintendent Kabir Maharjan, and were being taken to a hospital in Kathmandu.
  • The glacier collapse, rocks and mud that struck the upper Trishuli River area left thousands displaced, while rescue teams continued searching tunnels at six hydropower projects.

Two workers trapped inside a hydropower tunnel in Nepal were found alive nine days after a major glacier collapse and landslides devastated the area. Authorities rescued them on Sept. 4 from the Upper Trishuli 3A project, upstream on the Trishuli River.

The Energy Ministry identified the survivors as Sanjay Sah, a mechanical section supervisor, and Kabir Maharjan, a mechanical section superintendent. A ministry aide told Reuters that Maharjan could not move his hands and feet, while Sah’s injuries were not considered serious. Both men were being transferred to a hospital in Kathmandu.

Maharjan cannot move his hands and feet, but Sah’s injuries are not serious. The two are currently being transferred to a hospital in the capital, Kathmandu.

· Aide to Nepal’s Energy MinistryThe aide described the condition of the two rescued workers and their transfer to hospital.

Maharjan’s brother Amir said the family had not received official confirmation but had been told to go to the hospital. He said they learned through the news that his brother had been found and that the whole family was very happy.

The disaster began on Aug. 26, when a glacier collapsed upstream on the Trishuli River. Ice, rocks and mud swept through the valley, killing more than 1,200 people and leaving tens of thousands displaced. Authorities and rescue teams believe hundreds of people may still be buried in tunnels at six hydropower projects along the river.

I have not received official contact, but I was told to go to the hospital. I heard through the news that my brother had been found, and the whole family is very happy.

· AmirThe brother of rescued worker Kabir Maharjan described the family’s reaction.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. 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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