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    "headline": "Two Workers Rescued Alive from Tunnel After 9 Days in Nepal Flood",
    "summary": "नेपाल की त्रिशुली-3ए जलविद्युत परियोजना के एक सुरंग में भूस्खलन और बाढ़ के बाद नौ दिनों तक फंसे दो कर्मियों को जीवित बचा लिया गया है। नेपाल सेना ने कहा कि सुरंग के भीतर वायु क्षेत्र ने उनकी जान बचाई और बचाव अभियान जारी है, जबकि इस आपदा में अब तक 1,200 से अधिक लोगों की मौत हुई है।",
    "articleBody": "The devastating flood that hit Nepal on August 26 caused massive destruction. After nine days, two workers were rescued alive from a tunnel of a Trishuli hydropower project. According to officials, they were trapped about 170 meters inside.\n\nThe flood on August 26 changed the geography of the area in Nepal. Suddenly, a flood of water and mud entered the tunnel of the Trishuli-3A hydropower project, blocking the way out. Workers Sanjay Shah and Kabir Maharjan, trapped in the tunnel for nine days, struggled to survive in darkness and cold.\n\nThe rescue team kept digging continuously and lost hope several times, but on the ninth day, voices were heard from inside the tunnel and contact was established. The workers were safely brought out from about 170 meters inside. Kabir Maharjan is 45 years old and Sanjay Shah is 30 years old. Maharjan was taken to the hospital on a stretcher, while Shah’s injuries are not serious.\n\nThe Nepal Army said that air pockets inside the tunnel saved the workers’ lives. The rescue team now hopes that due to similar air pockets, more people may be found alive inside the tunnel. So far, more than 1,200 people have died in this disaster and about 900 workers are missing, of whom 500 are suspected to be trapped in tunnels.\nयह भी पढ़ें\nनेपाल की बाढ़ में 9 दिन बाद सुरंग से दो मजदूर जिंदा निकाले गए\nTwo Workers Rescued Alive from Tunnel in Nepal Nine Days After Flood\n\nKabir Maharjan’s brother, Amir Maharjan, said, \"I am very happy.\" The Nepal Army said that search and rescue operations continue around the Trishuli-3A project. Even ten days after the disaster, bodies are being recovered daily from the debris, but finding two workers alive is considered a miracle of nature.\n\nThe Nepal Army reported that two bodies were recovered from a tunnel of the Langtang Hydropower Station and the search for others continues.\n\nRescue operations continue amid this terrible disaster in Nepal. The rescue team said the tunnel was completely filled with mud and stones, some stones larger than cars. Meanwhile, the rescue team has raised new hopes that more people may be found alive.\n\nThis is not just a case of a tunnel being blocked, but the flood has changed the entire geography of the area.\nRaja Ram Basnet, Official\nAfter 10 days of darkness, life has seen light again\nNepal Army, Statement",
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    "published_at": "2026-09-04T19:55:28+00:00",
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        "The flood on August 26 caused massive destruction and changed the geography of the area, flooding the tunnel with water and mud.",
        "More than 1,200 people have died and about 900 workers are missing due to the disaster, with 500 suspected trapped in tunnels.",
        "Rescue teams found air pockets inside the tunnel that helped save the workers' lives and continue to search for more survivors.",
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            "answer": "The two workers rescued were Sanjay Shah, aged 30, and Kabir Maharjan, aged 45."
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