Some 900 people were believed to be stuck in tunnels related to six hydropower projects along the Trishuli River following the disaster
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenReutersPublished: 12:51pm, 4 Sep 2026Two people were pulled out alive on Friday from a tunnel linked to a hydropower station on the Trishuli River, nine days after an ice, rock and mud slide swept through a valley in Nepal, killing more than 1,200 people and displacing tens of thousands.
The two workers pulled from the tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station are Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a mechanical supervisor, Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha’s office said in a statement.
Officials and rescuers believe the August 26 collapse of a glacier on the upper reaches of the Trishuli River trapped at least 900 people in tunnels related to six hydropower projects along the river.
02:00Symbolic funeral held for Nepal flood victims as police collect DNA to help identify remainsMaharjan cannot move his hands and legs but Sah’s injuries are not critical, an aide to the energy minister said.
The two are being taken to a hospital in Kathmandu, he said.
Amir Maharjan, Kabir’s brother, said he has not received any news officially but has been told to go to the hospital.
“I have been hearing from the news that my brother has been found. The entire family is very happy,” Amir said.
