Two people rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel

Kathmandu: Two people were pulled out ​alive on Friday ​from a tunnel linked to a ​hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after a ice, rock and mud slide swept through a ‌valley in ⁠Nepal, ⁠killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of ​thousands.

The two workers pulled from the tunnel at the ​Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station are Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a ​mechanical supervisor, Energy Minister Biraj ⁠Bhakta Shrestha's ‌office said in a statement.

Officials ​and ​rescue workers believe the August 26 ⁠collapse of a glacier on the upper ​reaches of the Trishuli River trapped ​at least 900 people in tunnels related to six hydropower projects along the river.


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Maharjan cannot move his hands and legs but Sah's injuries are not critical, an aide to ‌the energy minister told Reuters.

The two are being taken to a hospital ​in Kathmandu, ​he said.

Amir ⁠Maharjan, Kabir's brother, said he has not received any news officially but has been told to go ​to the hospital.

"I have been hearing from the news that my brother has been found. The entire family is very happy," Amir said.