Two workers have been rescued from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal more than a week after a severe flash flood struck the Nepal-China border region.
Footage of the operation shows rescuers pulling the two people from the tunnel after the flooding caused extensive devastation in the border area. The rescue took place following a prolonged period in which the pair had remained trapped underground.
The tunnel is linked to a hydropower site, according to the available information. The incident followed a massive flash flood that hit the region more than a week earlier, leaving rescuers working in difficult conditions to reach those affected.
The rescue marks a significant development in the aftermath of the flood, with the two people brought out alive after days inside the tunnel. No further details were immediately available about their condition, the extent of the damage, or whether additional people remained missing or trapped.
The latest known situation is that both people had been pulled from the tunnel by rescuers, with further information on the wider recovery operation yet to be confirmed.
