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China-Nepal disaster: 2 more trapped workers rescued from flooded hydropower tunnels

The pair are among hundreds of hydropower workers missing since a wall of mud and debris swept through the country last month.

Published: 2:24pm, 4 Sep 2026Updated: 2:24pm, 4 Sep 2026

Two more hydropower workers were rescued on Friday from a tunnel where they had been trapped by water and debris for more than a week after catastrophic flooding swept through Nepal, government ministers said. Video released by the nation’s energy ministry showed rescuers cheering as one man was pulled from a muddy tunnel opening.

China-Nepal disaster: 2 more trapped workers rescued from flooded hydropower tunnels

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The pair are among hundreds of hydropower workers missing since a wall of mud and debris swept through the country last month.