Nine days later, this is how the emotional rescue of two workers trapped in a tunnel in Nepal after devastating floods took placePhoto by Jose Canisio on Pexels
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Nine days later, this is how the emotional rescue of two workers trapped in a tunnel in Nepal after devastating floods took place

CNN Portugal4 September 2026 at 07:52

Nine days after being trapped, two workers were rescued alive this Thursday in Nepal, inside a tunnel of a hydroelectric power plant located on the Trishuli river. The emergency teams finally managed to remove the two men from the location.

The rescue took place after devastating floods that affected the region and that caused the imprisonment of the workers. The situation lasted for nine days until the rescue operation.

Nepalese authorities estimate that more than 100 workers remain trapped in this and other tunnels of the hydroelectric power plant, waiting for rescue. The operation to save the remaining workers is still ongoing.

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