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Rescuers Target Three Tunnels for 121 Trapped Workers

9/9/2026

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Summary

Story summary

Chief Dharma Raj Upreti said rescuers are concentrating on three tunnels where workers may be trapped.
Rescuers estimate about 121 of the 900 workers could be inside those tunnels.
They have supplied oxygen through pipes and dispatched new equipment to open passages.
Four people, including Chinese national Lu Haitao, have been rescued from a 225-meter tunnel.

History

Historical Context

On 5 August 2010 a collapse at Chile’s San José mine trapped 33 miners deep underground. President Sebastián Piñera led a rescue that, with NASA engineers, drilled a shaft and freed all men after 69 days and about US$20 million in costs. The 2010 success now guides rescuers in Nepal’s tunnel incident, prompting use of similar international expertise.

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Story summary

Chief Dharma Raj Upreti said rescuers are concentrating on three tunnels where workers may be trapped.
Rescuers estimate about 121 of the 900 workers could be inside those tunnels.
They have supplied oxygen through pipes and dispatched new equipment to open passages.
Four people, including Chinese national Lu Haitao, have been rescued from a 225-meter tunnel.

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