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00:02We begin this morning with a remarkable rescue in Nepal. Two workers pulled alive from a hydropower
00:08tunnel nine days after catastrophic flooding trapped them underground. Nepal's army says the
00:14two men, a mechanical foreman and supervisor, were rescued from the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant.
00:21Both were in stable condition but were flown to a hospital in Kathmandu for treatment.
00:26Rescuers first heard voices from inside the tunnel Friday morning confirming there were survivors
00:31and helping them locate the men. And they say more voices can still be heard. At the Trishuli plant
00:38alone, hundreds of workers remain missing with more than 100 believed to be trapped in the main
00:43tunnel. Across Nepal's hydropower projects, about 900 workers are still unaccounted for.
00:49Officials say they're hopeful more people can be rescued. Nationwide, more than 1,200 people have
00:56been killed in the floods, with thousands still missing. Across the border in Tibet,
01:01Chinese officials say 21 people were killed and more than 500 remain missing.

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