2 trapped workers rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel 9 days after floods
September 4, 2026 / 1:57 AM EDT / CBS/AP
TL;DR
- Two workers were rescued alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel in Nepal.
- The rescues occurred nine days after floods devastated the region on August 26.
- Officials confirmed the rescued men were a mechanical foreman and a mechanical supervisor.
- Both rescued workers were in stable condition and transported to a hospital in Kathmandu.
- Approximately 115 workers are believed to be trapped in the main tunnel, out of 557 missing from the project.
- Over 1,259 people were killed and more than 5,000 remain missing in the floods across Nepal.
- Rescue operations are ongoing with the hope of finding more survivors.