Trapped nine days in a dark tunnel, Nepali man tells his survival story
Summary
A Nepali hydropower worker trapped for nine days in a dark tunnel after a devastating flood in Nepal has recounted surviving on floodwater and prayer before being rescued. The disaster has left at least 1,300 people dead and more than 5,300 missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region.
Key Points
- Sanjay Sah was trapped for nine days in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station after a flood tore through the structure.
- He survived on floodwater and seepage water, kept his eyes closed to avoid injury, and relied on chanting the Maha Mantra for strength.
- Sah was rescued after hearing excavators and rescue workers near the end of his ordeal and later learned he had been missing for 10 days.
- The wider glacier-collapse disaster has killed at least 1,300 people and left more than 5,300 missing across Nepal and China’s Tibet region.
