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Wife says rescued husband has ‘a second life’ after nine days trapped in Nepal tunnel

From Kathmandu Post · () English

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  • Kabir Maharjan’s wife said he had been given “a second life” after rescuers pulled him alive from Nepal’s Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel.
  • Maharjan remained trapped underground for nine days after a flood struck the Bhotekoshi River, while his family waited for news.
  • The Nepali Army and Armed Police Force rescued Maharjan and another worker with assistance from foreign rescue teams.

“He has returned with a second life. We are extremely happy,” Hira Shobha said after her husband, Kabir Maharjan, was rescued alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal.

He has returned with a second life. We are extremely happy.

· Hira ShobhaMaharjan’s wife described her reaction after his rescue.

Maharjan had been trapped inside the Trishuli 3A project since the flood struck the Bhotekoshi River. His wife said she had last spoken to him at about 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, shortly before the disaster. She was on her way to the hospital to see him after his rescue.

The nine-day wait left the family unable to eat or sleep, she said. They continued to believe that Maharjan was alive underground and would return, even as the rescue took longer than expected.

It was so difficult to get through those days. It wasn’t one day or two days. We could neither eat nor sleep.

· Hira ShobhaShe described the family’s ordeal while waiting for news.

“It was so difficult to get through those days. It wasn’t one day or two days. We could neither eat nor sleep,” Shobha said. “We believed he was still in there. We believed he would come back. We suffered because it took a little longer.”

We believed he was still in there. We believed he would come back. We suffered because it took a little longer.

· Hira ShobhaShe said the family continued to believe Maharjan was alive.

She thanked the rescuers who risked their own lives to bring him out. Maharjan, a Kathmandu resident, had worked at the Trishuli 3A project for seven years. The Nepali Army and Armed Police Force rescued him and Sanjay Sah on Friday morning, with help from foreign rescue teams.

They risked their own lives to save him. My heartfelt thanks to the entire rescue team.

· Hira ShobhaShe thanked the rescue teams involved in bringing her husband out.
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