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Nepal workers pulled alive from tunnel after 9 days; ICE officer charged with lying to FBI

Army crews said they can still hear more voices inside as nationwide flood deaths top 1,200 and thousands remain missing.

  • On Friday, Nepal Army rescuers pulled two workers alive from a flooded hydropower tunnel nine days after catastrophic floods trapped them underground; Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan were airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment.
  • Nationwide, more than 1,200 people have died in the floods with more than 5,000 still missing; across the border in Tibet, Chinese officials reported 21 dead and more than 500 missing, while about 900 workers remain unaccounted for across Nepal's hydropower projects.
  • Rescuers heard voices from inside the tunnel Friday morning, confirming survivors and helping locate the men; more than 100 others are thought to be trapped in the same tunnel as crews navigate tons of water and debris through a dozen massive hydropower tunnels.
  • One of the rescued workers remains in critical condition at a Kathmandu hospital, while Sanjay Sah told rescuers he was a control room operator who could not abandon others; families waited anxiously for days before expressing overwhelming relief.
  • Rescue teams continue clearing entrances and searching underground for additional survivors, with hundreds of workers believed to remain trapped in tunnels blocked by flood debris; the discovery of two alive workers has given first responders hope that others might also survive.
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Redacción / Grupo Canton Two workers were rescued alive after staying about 10 days trapped in a tunnel of a hydroelectric power station affected by the floods. The finding renewed the hope of finding more people, as search efforts continue in the devastated area. Nepal.— They rescue two workers alive [...]

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