Two workers were rescued alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal on Friday, nine days after an ice, rock and mudslide swept through the Trishuli River valley, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands, according to Reuters.
Nepal’s energy minister’s office said mechanical foreman Sanjay Sah and mechanical supervisor Kabir Maharjan were rescued from a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station. The workers were the first to be rescued alive from the hydropower projects along the river since the disaster.
The Aug. 26 disaster followed a glacier break in the upper reaches of the Trishuli River. Officials and rescue workers said at least 900 people were believed to be trapped in tunnels connected to six hydropower projects.
Sah was injured, but not critically, while Maharjan was unable to move his limbs, Reuters said. Both were being taken to hospital in Kathmandu for treatment.
Rescue teams said the tunnels connected to six hydropower projects. Rescue workers have been slogging through thick mud, debris, and badly damaged infrastructure to reach those feared still trapped.
