Nepal: Chinese National Pulled To Safety After Being Trapped In Hydropower Tunnel For 10 Days
\n\nA Chinese national was pulled to safety on Saturday after spending 10 days trapped inside a hydropower tunnel in Nepal’s flood-ravaged Rasuwa district.
\n\nThe man, identified as Luhaitao, had been stranded inside Audit Tunnel 4 of the Upper Trishuli 1 Hydropower Project, which was severely affected by the floods. The Nepali Army said a joint team involving its personnel and foreign rescuers managed to locate and evacuate Luhaitao from the tunnel.
\n\nRescue Operations Continue Across Nepal
\n\nAccording to the Army, he was found around 225 metres inside the tunnel. His health is now being assessed, while rescue teams continue searching the site for others who may still be trapped.
\n\nLuhaitao was rescued at 1.30 pm on Saturday from the site in Nuwakot district. The latest rescue brings the total to three workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project. Two Nepalese workers were rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant on Friday.
\n\nThey were identified as Kabir Maharjan, 45, and Sanjay Sah, 30. Maharjan was working as a mechanical supervisor on the project, while Sah was a foreman, according to the Public…
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