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Two workers rescued from Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after flash flooding

Two workers rescued alive from Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after flooding; rescuers say hundreds still trapped

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On 4 Sep 2026, rescue workers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel nine days after deadly flash flooding struck the country. [1] The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,295 on Friday as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas. [2] Two hydropower workers in Nepal were rescued alive from tunnels buried by debris following catastrophic floods. [3] Nepal's Foreign Minister Shishir Khadka stated that Nepal has not requested any financial compensation from India, China, or the United States. [4] Of the $171 million in insurance claims submitted to 15 non-life insurers in Nepal, over $132 million come from engineering and construction policies linked to infrastructure and hydropower projects. [5][12] The 26 August floods in Nepal left a reconstruction bill estimated at $4-5 billion. [6] Rescuers said that hundreds more workers remain trapped in dozens of hydropower projects buried across the area by the flash flooding. [7] Nepal's primary appeal is for international cooperation to understand and address the effects of climate change in the Himalayan region. [8] Rescue operations successfully retrieved the two individuals from the tunnel after the nine-day duration. [9] The incident occurred in Nepal, where severe flooding led to the workers' entrapment. [10] Nepal's Finance Minister called the $4-5 billion reconstruction estimate preliminary. [11]
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  1. On 4 Sep 2026, rescue workers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel nine days after deadly flash flooding struck the country. · Al Jazeera
  2. The death toll from flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,295 on Friday as more bodies were recovered from the affected areas. · Deccan Herald
  3. Two hydropower workers in Nepal were rescued alive from tunnels buried by debris following catastrophic floods. · Deccan Herald
  4. Nepal's Foreign Minister Shishir Khadka stated that Nepal has not requested any financial compensation from India, China, or the United States. · Amarujala
  5. Insurance claims filed in Nepal for the 26 August floods total about $171 million. · mint
  6. The 26 August floods in Nepal left a reconstruction bill estimated at $4-5 billion. · mint
  7. Rescuers said that hundreds more workers remain trapped in dozens of hydropower projects buried across the area by the flash flooding. · Al Jazeera
  8. Nepal's primary appeal is for international cooperation to understand and address the effects of climate change in the Himalayan region. · Amarujala
  9. Rescue operations successfully retrieved the two individuals from the tunnel after the nine-day duration. · France 24
  10. The incident occurred in Nepal, where severe flooding led to the workers' entrapment. · France 24
  11. Nepal's Finance Minister called the $4-5 billion reconstruction estimate preliminary. · mint
  12. Of the $171 million in insurance claims submitted to 15 non-life insurers in Nepal, over $132 million come from engineering and construction policies linked to infrastructure and hydropower projects. · mint
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