Two hydropower workers in Nepal were pulled out on Friday (September 4, 2026) from tunnels buried by debris in catastrophic flooding more than a week ago, Nepali government Ministers said.
Read the full story here Rescuers saved one worker alive from Nepal’s Trishul 3A tunnel after devastating floods left many missing. Families of American nationals missing after the catastrophic flash floods in Nepal have written to U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio seeking expansion of rescue operations to trace their relatives.
The rescue came nine days after the August 26 floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, that devastated towns and valleys in Nepal. At least 90 U.S. nationals have been unaccounted for in the devastating flash floods that swept through northern and central Nepal on August 26.
Energy Biraj Bhakta Shrestha confirmed a “person was just safely rescued from the tunnel of Trishuli 3A”, followed by a second shortly after.
“We want all of them found. Gen. PTI Around 600 children remain unaccounted for in Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts after the devastating flash floods, as the death toll rose to 1,282 on Friday (September 2) with more than 4,700 missing. So far, 359 bodies have been recovered in Chitwan, 218 in Nawalparasi East, 208 in Nawalparasi West, 185 in Nuwakot, 72 in Gorkha, 60 in Dhading, 140 in Rasuwa and 38 in Tanahu, according to Nepal Police. With two people dying while undergoing treatment in two hospitals in Kathmandu, the death toll has reached 1,282. The joint command of security forces is searching for 4,798 people missing from different areas. Flash floods in Nepal leave 600 children missing and death toll rises to 1,282, with nearly 4,800 individuals unaccounted for. Earlier reporting noted: Two trapped tunnel workers rescued alive in Nepal: Ministers Two hydropower workers in Nepal were pulled out on Friday (September 4, 2026) from tunnels buried by debris in catastrophic flooding more than a week ago, Nepali government Ministers said.
Because we expected more from our own government for the Americans among them,” the family members of the missing American citizens said in the letter dated August 29, we write as Americans.
Earlier reporting noted: “We have just received news that another person…has also been rescued,” Home Minister Sudan Gurung said in a statement. Raja Ram Basnet said.
Earlier reporting noted: The worker was rescued during an ongoing operation at the Trishul 3A tunnel , Nepal Army spokesperson Brig.
