Two survivors have been rescued from the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station tunnel in Rasuwa district, Nepal, following nine days of intense search efforts after flash floods trapped hundreds of workers underground. The Nepali army and the Armed Police Force are actively working to locate and rescue additional survivors, having detected human voices echoing from the sealed underground passages.
The breakthrough : Lawmaker and engineer Shri Ram Neupane confirmed through social media that rescue workers received verbal responses from trapped workers after shouting. The search for trapped workers in the inundated infrastructure became increasingly hopeful after hearing vocal responses to shouts from rescue workers. Intensified rescuing efforts : The Nepali Army and the Armed Police Force are rushing with heavy machinery and debris clearance equipment to clear mud-filled passages.
As the death toll in the country reaches 1,259 and over 5,000 people missing, the unexpected finding has offered families with hopes for a miracle. Uncontacted workers : At least 40 workers are still uncontacted at the Trishuli 3A alone and over 900 workers are still missing at six hydropower plants.
