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Two workers rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel after weeks of flood devastation
Rescuers freed mechanical foreman Sanjay Shah and supervisor Kabir Maharjan from the Upper Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after catastrophic floods swept the Nepal-China border region.
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Why it matters
The rescue highlights the ongoing human crisis and massive scale of Nepal's flood disaster.
How this story developed
- Aug 27 Flash Floods from Glacial Collapse Leave Hundreds Dead and Thousands Missing on Nepal-Tibet Border
- Sep 1 A second fatality was confirmed, bringing the death toll to two.
- Sep 1 A rapid hazard assessment found satellite images showed glacier changes days before the deadly avalanche and flash flood that trapped hundreds of construction workers in Nepal.
- Sep 1 An Australian survivor was located, reducing the number of missing Australians to 42.
- Sep 1 Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths in Tibet and 546 people still missing on the Chinese side of the disaster.
- Sep 1 John Giusti identified as the deceased victim and a third companion, Timothy Smith, remains missing.
- Sep 1 Two victims identified and rescue operations reported to have saved about 80 people.
- Sep 2 South Rim hotels and lodges were ordered to close indefinitely because of the water outage.
- Sep 2 A scientific review released new findings on pre‑event signals in the glacier collapse.
- Sep 2 The latest Chinese aid package includes tents, blankets, mortuary refrigeration units, medical protective gear and satellite communications equipment. A second team of DNA identification experts traveled to Nepal on the same flight to help locate victims. Guo said China will keep providing assistance based on Nepal's needs and highlighted ongoing cooperation between the two nations' meteorological and water-resource agencies.
- Sep 3 Families held symbolic funerals for missing victims.
- Sep 3 Death toll rose above 1,270 and bodies recovered reached 1,252.
- Sep 3 Park officials said river‑gauge alarms stopped transmitting as the flood intensified.
- Sep 4 The story’s focus has shifted from Chinese aid to broader Himalayan disaster‑cooperation initiatives.
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