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Two trapped workers are pulled alive from Nepal tunnel more than a week after deadly floods
NBC News • • world
Key Points:
- Two workers were rescued alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after devastating floods caused by a glacier collapse, while at least 557 workers remain missing in the tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant.
- Rescue operations involve 75 army personnel, 18 police officers, and foreign experts, using controlled blasts and heavy machinery to reach trapped workers amid challenging weather and damaged infrastructure.
- The disaster has resulted in at least 1,287 deaths and over 5,000 missing persons in Nepal, with damages estimated at $2.5 billion to infrastructure and property.
- Separate rescue efforts recovered two bodies from the Langtang Hydropower Project, and rescue continues on the Chinese side of the border where 31 deaths and 531 missing persons have been reported.
- Over 800 foreign nationals are missing in the affected area, including 75 Americans still unaccounted for, highlighting the disaster's impact on trekkers and pilgrims in the region.
