Flood Victims Rescued from 60-Foot Tunnel After Devastating Floods
Summary
Floods and landslides along the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli rivers left dozens trapped, including people inside the Upper Trishuli 3-A hydropower tunnel. After days of digging through mud and rock, rescuers brought Sanjay Sah and Kabin Maharjan out alive and recovered a body from the site.
Key Points
- Rescuers worked for 10 days to reach trapped people inside the Upper Trishuli 3-A hydropower tunnel after devastating floods hit the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river basins.
- A 60-foot-deep excavation was needed to find the tunnel entrance, with the Nepal Army, Nepal Electricity Authority engineers and Armed Police Force coordinating the operation.
- Sanjay Sah and Kabin Maharjan were rescued alive from inside the tunnel, while a body was also found deeper inside the structure.
- The rescuer says Nepal urgently needs helicopters that can carry heavy equipment like excavators directly to disaster sites.
