World · Sri Lanka Bureau
Chinese worker freed from Nepal tunnel collapse after two-day rescue effort
A Chinese national has been successfully rescued from a collapsed tunnel in Nepal, a day after two Nepali workers were pulled from the rubble. The rescue operation marked the conclusion of a complex extraction effort that unfolded over two days.
LSN Sri Lanka ·
The Chinese worker was extracted from the tunnel site following intensive rescue operations that began after the structure collapsed, trapping multiple workers beneath tonnes of debris. Nepali rescue teams, supported by international assistance, had earlier successfully retrieved two Nepali nationals from the wreckage, demonstrating the progress of the ongoing emergency response.
The tunnel project, part of infrastructure development in the region, encountered the catastrophic structural failure that prompted immediate mobilization of rescue personnel and equipment. Rescue teams worked methodically through the debris field to locate and safely extract survivors from the confined underground space.
The successful rescue of the Chinese national comes as authorities continue assessing the full scale of the incident and the circumstances that led to the tunnel's collapse. Investigations into the structural failure are expected to follow as rescue operations conclude.
The rescue operation underscores the challenges faced by infrastructure projects in Nepal's mountainous terrain and the importance of coordinated emergency response efforts involving both local and international personnel in such critical situations.