{"id":1054,"date":"2026-09-04T12:18:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:18:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/?p=1054"},"modified":"2026-09-04T12:18:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T12:18:03","slug":"two-upper-trishuli-3a-hydro-workers-rescued-alive-after-nine-days-trapped-in-tunnel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/?p=1054","title":{"rendered":"Two Upper Trishuli 3A Hydro Workers Rescued Alive After Nine Days Trapped in Tunnel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>KATHMANDU<\/strong> \u2014 In an extraordinary turnaround following devastating flash floods across Nepal, two workers trapped deep inside the tunnel of the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project were rescued alive. Identified as Sanjay Sah, a mechanical foreman from Saptari, and Kabir Maharjan, a supervisor from Kathmandu, both men were pulled out by joint teams from the Nepali Army and the Armed Police Force (APF) after spending nine harrowing days trapped under layers of mud and debris.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sanjay Sah has been rescued alive from inside the Trishuli 3A Tunnel,\" width=\"540\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cFYerifGmLg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The breakthrough came following intensive multi-day excavation efforts to clear thick sludge blocking the project&#8217;s tunnel entrances, with rescuers advancing after detecting sounds originating from deep within the passageway. Sah recounted that he stayed behind to coordinate safety measures when the disaster struck until his escape route was abruptly cut off by incoming floodwaters. Both survivors received immediate medical stabilization on-site before being airlifted to Kathmandu for comprehensive medical evaluation and ongoing care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rescue2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rescue2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rescue2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rescue2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rescue2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/rescue2.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the extraction, specialized rescue teams thoroughly swept the remaining accessible sections of the underground facility and located one deceased individual, with no further signs of life found. The catastrophic flash floods, triggered by severe seasonal weather and glacial disruptions, have heavily impacted regional infrastructure and hydropower sites across Nepal, prompting extensive nationwide relief and recovery efforts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>KATHMANDU \u2014 In an extraordinary turnaround following devastating flash floods across Nepal, two workers trapped deep inside the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1055,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"no","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_28862978113291940_720947087772779":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[{"account":"facebook_28862978113291940_720947087772779","service":"facebook","timestamp":1788524301,"status":"success"}],"rop_publish_now_status":"done","_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,4],"tags":[156,158,157],"class_list":["post-1054","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diaspora","category-global","tag-nepal-flood-rescue","tag-sanjay-shah","tag-trishuli-3a"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1054"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1057,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1054\/revisions\/1057"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1054"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1054"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thechroniclesofnepal.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1054"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}