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Nepali Army rescues two workers from Trishuli 3A tunnel

9/4/2026

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**Nepali Army Rescue**

The Nepali Army rescued two workers from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel.
The rescue took place on Friday, nine days after floods devastated the Nepal-China border.
Sanjaya Shah was airlifted to Battar Hospital and Kabir Maharjan to Chhauni military hospital.
Rescue teams included Nepali Army engineers and technical specialists from India and China.
Rescuers heard voices while drilling a 4-km tunnel to find 42 workers missing after the flood that killed 1,200.

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Australia Sends Aid

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed an $11 million aid package and 42 personnel deployment to Nepal.
Two additional Australian workers were found alive after the floods.
Thirty-six Australians remain missing after the floods.
Arnold Dix, an Australian tunnelling expert and IUTOS president, traveled to Nepal to aid rescue teams.
Australia pledged specialized equipment and supplies for tunnel-rescue work on the Trishuli 3A project.

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**Gurung Identifies Rescue**

Home Minister Sudan Gurung identified the rescued workers as Sanjay Shah and Kabir Maharjan.
Kabir Maharjan remains unable to move his hands and legs, according to an aide to Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha.
Sanjay Shah, a 30-year-old mechanical foreman, suffered non-critical injuries and was airlifted to Kathmandu.
Both men are receiving medical treatment at Kathmandu hospitals while rescue operations continue.

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**Nepali Army Rescue**

The Nepali Army rescued two workers from the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel.
The rescue took place on Friday, nine days after floods devastated the Nepal-China border.
Sanjaya Shah was airlifted to Battar Hospital and Kabir Maharjan to Chhauni military hospital.
Rescue teams included Nepali Army engineers and technical specialists from India and China.
Rescuers heard voices while drilling a 4-km tunnel to find 42 workers missing after the flood that killed 1,200.

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