Two Trapped Rescue Workers Rescued After 9 Days~Nepal Tunnel
Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters New York Times Rescuers on Friday pulled two survivors from a tunnel at a hydropower plant in Nepal, more than a week after a deadly flood ravaged the Himalayan nation. Cheers erupted as Nepali Army personnel in hard hats lifted one of the men to the surface, an unlikely rescue that prompted hope that others could be saved from the damaged Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower project. More than 40 other workers were thought to be inside the tunnel, according to two people briefed on the rescue operations, including a senior Army officer, though it was not clear how many were still alive. The survivors were said to be in stable condition at an Army hospital in Kathmandu, the capital. “It had been nine days and everybody’s sense of hope was waning,” said Dev Sah, the brother-in-law of Sanjay Sah, one of the two rescued workers. “He has received a new life today.” The body of a third man, a mechanical engineer, was also recovered on Frid...