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Two workers rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel after nine days
Rescue teams have successfully extracted two workers from a hydroelectric tunnel in Nepal nine days after devastating flash floods swept through the region. The workers were located alive in the underground passage where they had been trapped since the disaster struck.
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The two men were pulled from the hydropower tunnel in Nepal's mountainous terrain following an intensive search and rescue operation that began immediately after flash floods devastated the area. The workers had remained trapped underground for over a week before being discovered and extracted by emergency personnel.
The flash flooding, which struck without warning, claimed multiple lives across the affected region and caused widespread damage to infrastructure and communities. The disaster highlighted the dangers faced by workers at high-altitude construction and energy generation sites, where sudden weather events can rapidly turn dangerous.
Rescue efforts in the aftermath of the flooding were complicated by difficult terrain and ongoing environmental hazards. Authorities worked methodically to locate survivors, focusing on key infrastructure sites including the hydropower facility where the two workers were ultimately found.
The successful rescue brought relief to families awaiting word of their relatives' fate. Officials have not yet provided details about the workers' medical condition, though their extraction alive nine days after the initial flooding represents a significant rescue success in challenging circumstances.