Nine days on, Nepali soldiers pull Chinese national alive from hydropower tunnel

A Chinese national (second left) rescued from Audit Tunnel 4 at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project site in Rasuwa district on September 5, 2026, following flash floods that buried the tunnel under debris. — Nepal Army handout pic via AFP

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Summary

• A Chinese national was successfully rescued from a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Nepal after being trapped for over nine days due to severe flooding.
• The rescue operation was confirmed by Nepal Army spokesman Raja Ram Basnet.

First Published: Saturday, 05 Sep 2026 5:17 PM MYT

Last Modified: Saturday, 05 Sep 2026 5:24 PM MYT

KATHMANDU, Sept 5 — A Chinese national was pulled alive Saturday from a tunnel buried by debris in Nepal after catastrophic flooding more than nine days ago, an army spokesman told AFP.

“A Chinese national has been rescued just now from a tunnel in the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project,” said Nepal Army spokesman Raja Ram Basnet. — AFP