Two trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal 'miracle'
Two hydropower workers were rescued from a tunnel in Nepal ten days after a catastrophic glacial collapse. The disaster has resulted in over 1,300 deaths and thousands of missing persons across Nepal and Tibet.
Why it matters
This event highlights the devastating impact of climate-related mountain disasters on infrastructure and human life in the Himalayan region.
Two hydropower workers have been pulled alive from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal, a rare ray of hope on the tenth day of rescue efforts after catastrophic Himalayan flooding.
Chinese state media reported 31 people killed in Tibet and 541 missing, taking the total toll from the 26 August glacial and mountain collapse to 1,318 dead and 5,624 missing.
Rescuers cheered as one man emerged through a muddy opening, a video released by the energy ministry showed.
He was helped to his feet by rescuers, and later carried on the backs of the emergency workers, raising his hand as they took him towards a helicopter.
A photograph showed the second man caked in mud, his hands pressed together in prayer, as rescuers brought him away on a stretcher.
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