"Signs of 3–4 People" at Nepal Power Plant... Possibility of Additional Survivors

[Financial News] A survivor rescued after being isolated for nine days following a massive flood in Nepal claimed that there could be additional survivors, stating that he communicated with three or four people while isolated.
According to the Kathmandu Post, a Nepalese media outlet, on the 4th, Sanjay Sah (30), a mechanical section chief, and Kabir Maharjan (45), a mechanical section supervisor, who were working at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station on the Trishuli River in Nepal, were rescued nine days after the flood occurred on the 26th of last month. Sah, who was on duty at the time of the flood, said that he evacuated his colleagues when the water entered the underground area.
After being rescued, Sah told military medical personnel, "I was working in the control room. My responsibility was to save everyone's lives." He continued, "I told everyone to run to save them. As a result, I wasted time and ended up not being able to get out myself." Sah said that while trapped underground waiting for rescue, he spent his time chanting mantras.
When asked how many people he thought were trapped inside the tunnel, he said, "I was able to communicate with three or four people nearby by speaking or making noise." Sah added, "Not everyone may have been able to get out. The tunnel is very long," suggesting that people may have been swept farther into the tunnel by the strong current.
Maharjan, who was rescued along with Sah that day, was not an employee of the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station but a worker from the Kulekhani Hydropower Station who had come for regular maintenance work. He reportedly left home for work the day before the flood occurred and was caught in the accident. Maharjan was reportedly unable to communicate because of the severity of his injuries.
Earlier, Nepalese authorities estimated that about 90 employees might be trapped alive in tunnels at two power plants, including the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station, and concentrated their search efforts.
During the flood on the 26th of last month, nine South Korean employees dispatched to Nepal, including technicians, went missing at the Upper Trishuli (UT)-1 Hydropower Station upstream on the Trishuli River. The Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station, where survivors were confirmed on the 4th, is located about 6 km downstream from UT-1.
 

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