Two hydropower workers rescued after landslide in Nepal
Quick Look
- Rescuers pulled two men, Sanjay Shah and Kabir Maharjan, from a mudslide site in Nepal after a wall of mud and debris swept through the region on August 26, burying hundreds of hydropower workers.
- Video and photos released by the energy ministry showed the rescue operation, with one worker helped to his feet and the other carried on a stretcher while praying.
- Home Minister Sudan Gurung identified the men, and Kabir's brother Amir Maharjan expressed relief at the rescue.
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Why It Matters
On August 26, a wall of mud and debris swept through the region, burying hundreds of hydropower workers. Rescue operations have been ongoing since then.
Rescuers cheered as one man was pulled from a muddy opening, video released by the energy ministry showed. He was helped to his feet by rescuers.
A photograph showed the second man caked in mud, his hands pressed together in prayer, as rescuers carried him away on an orange stretcher.
The men were named as Sanjay Shah, 30, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisor, by Home Minister Sudan Gurung.
“I am so happy, my heart is lighter,” Amir Maharjan, the brother of rescued worker Kabir Maharjan, said.
The two are among hundreds of hydropower workers missing since a wall of mud and debris swept through the region on August 26.
Open Questions
- How many workers remain missing?
- What caused the landslide?
- Are rescue efforts continuing for other missing workers?
- What safety measures were in place at the hydropower site?
