Two pulled alive from Nepal flooded hydropower tunnel after nine days

Two workers, Sanjay Shah and Kabir Maharajan, were pulled alive from Nepal's flooded Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel on Friday. They had been trapped inside for nine days after a glacial collapse flooded it.

Why it mattersThe rescue shows workers can survive long periods in flooded tunnels. This gives hope to recovery efforts as hundreds remain missing.

AustraliaAustralian engineer Arnold Dix, who worked at Ground Zero after 9/11, is advising Nepal's rescue operations for multiple disaster sites simultaneously.

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