Two Australians found safe as trapped workers rescued from tunnel
Two Australian hydropower workers were rescued from a tunnel in Nepal nine days after a devastating landslide killed over 1,280 people. While these survivors were found, 36 Australians remain unaccounted for in the disaster zone.
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This highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis and rescue efforts following a major natural disaster in the Himalayas.
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Share A A A Sydney/Kathmandu : Two more Australians have been found safe in Nepal as two hydropower workers were pulled alive from a tunnel, nine days after an ice, rock and mud slide swept through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1280 people and displacing tens of thousands.
The two unidentified Australians, who were previously uncontactable, confirmed they were well and did not require consular assistance, taking the number of citizens still unaccounted for down to 36.
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