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'Second life': Nepal hydropower tunnel survivor recalls ordeal

Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah meets his mother at his residence in Nepal's Saptari district on September 13, 2026 after being rescued from a flooded tunnel.
Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah meets his mother at his residence in Nepal's Saptari district on September 13, 2026 after being rescued from a flooded tunnel in the aftermath of deadly flash floods. © Deepesh Deo Joshi, AFP

Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in total darkness inside a tunnel flooded by the deadly flash flood that struck the China-Nepal border on August 26, drinking muddy water and praying that rescuers would find him. The survivor, who was rescued on September 4, recalls the 10 days he spent stranded.

For 10 days, Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in darkness inside a flooded tunnel, drinking muddy water and losing all sense of time as he desperately prayed for rescue.

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