Two workers rescued 9 days after Nepal floods, there may still be survivors in the tunnel
Quick Look
- Severe flash floods occurred on the border between China and Nepal at the end of last month, killing more than 1,250 people and leaving more than 5,000 people missing.
- Nine days after the disaster, the search and rescue team rescued two workers who were covered in mud but had stable signs of life in the deep tunnel of Trishuli 3A Hydropower Plant.
- One of them was confirmed to be Shah.
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Why It Matters
At the end of last month, severe flash floods occurred on the border between China and Nepal, causing serious damage to infrastructure, especially hydropower projects, and causing a large number of casualties and missing persons.
Destructive flash floods broke out on the border between China and Nepal late last month, killing more than 1,250 people and leaving more than 5,000 people missing. Just nine days after the disaster, good news came out today (4th). The search and rescue team successfully rescued two surviving workers who were covered in mud but had stable signs of life in the deep tunnel of Trishuli 3A Hydropower Plant, bringing a glimmer of hope to the families whose loved ones are still trapped.
According to comprehensive foreign media reports, the two rescued men were the mechanical foreman and mechanical supervisor of the project. One of the rescued persons was confirmed to be named Sanjaya Shah. Footage from the scene showed that search and rescue personnel carried the mud-covered worker on their shoulders and rushed him to the hospital, where they were immediately given oxygen bottles for treatment. Both people are currently under close medical observation in the hospital.
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Nepalese military spokesman Brigadier General Raja Ram Basnet and Congressman Shri Ram Neupane have successively confirmed this rescue breakthrough. Suresh Raut, a senior official of the Nepal Electricity Authority, said that on-site rescue operations are still ongoing, and the search and rescue team has assessed that there are most likely other survivors in the deep tunnel waiting for rescue.
This sudden flash flood severely damaged local infrastructure. According to statistics from the Nepal Independent Power Producers Association, at least 557 workers at the Trishuli 3A power plant alone are missing, and about 115 of them are trapped in the main tunnel. Looking across the country, a total of 12 hydropower projects were affected, nearly 900 workers were missing, and it is estimated that up to 500 people were trapped in tunnels of various power plants.
In addition to the severe disasters in Nepal, severe floods have also spread to border areas. Chinese official statistics show that as of Wednesday evening, 21 people were dead and 541 missing on the Tibetan side, but it is questioned that the actual number is much higher than the official number.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Search and rescue teams will continue to search for possible survivors in Trishuli 3A and other affected hydroelectric power plant tunnels
Likely · Within days
The actual number of disasters in China's Tibet region will be revised upward after verification.
Possible · Within weeks
Open Questions
- How many people are still trapped in the tunnel?
- What is the actual number of dead and missing people in Tibet, China?
- How will subsequent rescue operations be carried out? Are there enough resources and equipment?
