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Two trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel nine days after Nepal floods

About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels, according to local authorities.

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00:02Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel on Friday,
00:07nine days after they were trapped following last week's catastrophic floods.
00:11Officials say emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to still be trapped inside.
00:17The two men were aged 30 and 45, one was a mechanical supervisor and the other a foreman at the
00:24plant.
00:25Officials said both men were transferred to nearby hospitals to receive treatment.
00:30At least 557 workers are missing from the Trishuli 3A hydropower project along the Trishuli river,
00:37with about 115 believed to be trapped in the main tunnel.
00:41Officials present at the rescue site said rescuers believe some people may still be alive inside.
00:47The floods in Nepal have killed more than 1,250 people,
00:51but authorities fear the death toll will significantly rise as more than 5,000 people remain missing.

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