{"id":2654413,"date":"2026-09-04T01:06:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T05:06:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-trapped-workers-rescued-alive-from-a-tunnel-in-nepal-officials-say\/"},"modified":"2026-09-04T01:09:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T05:09:38","slug":"two-trapped-workers-rescued-alive-from-a-tunnel-in-nepal-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/two-trapped-workers-rescued-alive-from-a-tunnel-in-nepal-officials-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Two trapped workers rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftwo-trapped-workers-rescued-alive-from-a-tunnel-in-nepal-officials-say%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2654413&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rescuers in Nepal successfully pulled two workers alive from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel nine days after devastating floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, struck the region on August 26. the rescue operation continues as officials believe more individuals may still be alive inside the tunnel.The rescued men, identified as a mechanical foreman and supervisor, were shown covered in mud and taken too medical facilities.Over 557 workers are reported missing from the project, with approximately 115 believed trapped inside the tunnel. Floods have resulted in at least 1,259 deaths nationwide, with more than 5,000 people missing. China reports 21 deaths and 541 missing on the Tibet side of the border. Additionally, about 900 workers remain unaccounted for across multiple hydropower projects in the country. Officials remain hopeful for further rescue efforts.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) \u2014 Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nepal-flash-floods-glaciers-climate-change-d8c11c2215ea0792e3612bf791e4299f\">likely caused by a glacier collapse<\/a>, devastated towns and swept away villages in Nepal on Aug. 26.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4712266\/maria-bartiromo-out-fox-news\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Maria Bartiromo no longer with Fox News<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4711771\/farm-backlash-charlie-kirk-corn-maze-indiana\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Our hope remains simple\u2019: Indiana farm addresses backlash over Charlie Kirk corn maze design<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4711355\/gloria-steinem-feminist-leader-die-92\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Gloria Steinem, outspoken feminist leader, dies at 92<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Two trapped workers are pulled out alive from a tunnel nine days after floods hit Nepal. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yv5aqWpN8X\">https:\/\/t.co\/yv5aqWpN8X<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\u2014 The Associated Press (@AP) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AP\/status\/2095724070906069247?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 4, 2026<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nepalese lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane posted about the second rescue on his Facebook page shortly after army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet confirmed the first trapped worker\u2019s rescue. Officials identified the two men as a mechanical foreman and a mechanical supervisor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Local television news channels showed images of the first rescued worker covered in mud and being carried from the site on a rescuer\u2019s shoulder. Both men were under medical observation, the officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 557 workers are missing from the Trishuli 3A hydropower project along the Trishuli River, with about 115 believed to be trapped in the main tunnel, according to the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4711267\/russia-close-german-cultural-centers-in-russia\/\"><strong>RUSSIA TO CLOSE GERMAN CULTURAL CENTERS AND END \u2018THEIR CULTURAL PRESENCE IN RUSSIA\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Officials present at the rescue site said rescuers believe some people may still be alive inside the tunnel.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nepal\u2019s Communication Minister Bikram Timilsina said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-to-woo-latin-americas-new-socialist-leaders\/\" title=\"Biden Admin To Woo Latin America\u2019s New Socialist Leaders\">officials remain hopeful<\/a> that more workers will be rescued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are waiting for the rescue of more and more people,\u201d Timilsina wrote on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 1,259 people were killed in the floods and more than 5,000 remain missing, according to the country\u2019s disaster management agency. China, as of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nepal-china-flash-floods-4dadbf49cf21d37af218e0df3c2b2622\">late Wednesday<\/a>, said 21 people were killed and 541 were missing on the Tibet side of the border.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels, according to local authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nepal rescuers save 2 workers from hydropower tunnel after floods<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2654414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nepal-AP-e1788497450181.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[56565,12701,85115],"class_list":["post-2654413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-nepal","tag-rescue","tag-tunnel-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nepal-AP-e1788497450181.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654413","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2654413"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654413\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2654417,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2654413\/revisions\/2654417"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2654414"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2654413"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2654413"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2654413"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}