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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Two Survivors Found Inside Tunnel After Deadly Nepal Floods
Caption: Two Survivors Found Inside Tunnel After Deadly Nepal Floods. Two men have been found alive inside a blocked hydropower tunnel following the devastating flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border. Tunnelling expert Arnold Dix described their discovery at the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station as "layer upon layer of miracles”. The tunnel entrance had been completely buried by debris, leaving rescue teams initially struggling even to locate it in a landscape transformed by the disaster. Engineers used old maps, satellite images, helicopter footage and landmarks including power poles to calculate where the entrance was likely to be before beginning to dig. Once inside, rescuers still did not know exactly where any survivors might be and had to continue excavating while listening for signs of life. The extraordinary rescue comes after the massive flash flooding, which has so far killed around 1,300 people. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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