00:00Welcome back to From the South. Two workers have been rescued alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days
00:05after deadly flash floods left them trapped on the ground.
00:09The rescue took place at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project, one of the area's hardest hit by last week's floods,
00:16according to the Nepal Army.
00:18Local television footage showed the first survivor, Sanjay Shah, covered in mud as rescuers carried him from the site.
00:24He was taken to a Nepal Army barracks in Trishuli. A second worker, identified as Kabir Mahajan, was later rescued
00:32from the tunnel.
00:33Army spokesperson Brigadier General Raharan Basnet said both men were found approximately 170 meters on the ground.
00:42At least 557 workers remained missing from the hydropower project, with around 115 billion to be trapped inside the main
00:50tunnel,
00:50according to the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal.
01:00The officials conducted a CT scan and x-ray and everything. It is all okay.
01:05But he has hurt his leg, but otherwise he is okay. He is a bit weak, rest is fine.
01:14Since the time he arrived, we are waiting in anticipation.
01:19Everyone from the family who cares about him is waiting for him.
01:23Right after hearing the news and watching the video, it is a very happy day for us.
01:29Nepal government has taken the time to get them out alive. We are very happy.
01:36In this context, restaurant in Jiran County is serving free meals to people affected by the deadly landslide on the
01:44border between China and Nepal,
01:46including Nepalese citizens who were stranded after transportation links were cut off.
01:50In the Sisyon, an autonomous region in southwestern China, staff prepared and served free meals.
01:56These meals are being provided as rescue and relief operations continue.
02:00Chinese authorities stated that an avalanche of ice and rocks from a high-altitude grossier
02:05on the Nepalese side of the border triggered the rapid landslide.
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