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Nepal floods | WATCH: Nepali Army rescues two workers trapped in Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel
Updated On: 04 September, 2026 01:14 PM IST | Kathmandu | mid-day online correspondent
The Nepali Army rescued two workers trapped inside the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel in Nepal, nine days after flash floods sealed the tunnel. Sanjay Sah and Kabir Maharjan were rescued alive and airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment

Army personnel disembark a helicopter carrying Kabir Maharjan, a worker who was trapped inside a tunnel of Trishuli-3A Hydropower Project, as they arrive at Chhauni Army Hospital in Kathmandu on Friday. PIC/AFP
Two people trapped inside a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project in Nepal have been rescued, nine days after flash floods wreaked havoc across the Himalayan nation, the Nepalese Army said on Friday.
Citing Shri Ram Neupane, a lawmaker from the Rastriya Swatantra Party, the Kathmandu Post reported that the two men have been identified as Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a mechanical supervisor.


