Rescue Mission Frees Trapped Workers from Nepal’s Trishuli 3A Tunnel Nine Days After Flood

At least two workers trapped underground in a hydropower project tunnel following Nepal’s flash flood last week were rescued on Friday morning, an army spokesman confirmed.

Nepali Army officers, supported by technical teams sent from India, China, and other nations, have been working around the clock to navigate a dense mixture of sludge and mud, boring through tunnels to reach those stranded. Since last Wednesday, when a glacial collapse sent tsunami-like waves of water mixed with rock and debris through two river valleys, hundreds of workers have been missing in the tunnels, with the disaster claiming more than 1,200 lives and leaving over 4,000 missing in Nepal and neighboring Tibet.

Raja Ram Basnet, a spokesman for the Nepali Army, confirmed that the rescued workers were from the Trishuli 3A hydropower project.

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