# Nepali survivor recounts ‘fight through darkness’ to escape flood-hit tunnel

https://mins.news/en/item/43891

- Reuters, 2026-09-03 14:35 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/nepali-survivor-recounts-fight-through-darkness-escape-flood-hit-tunnel-2026-09-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a99859d6f821100011656b7

> Dhan Bahadur Tamang recounted fighting his way through darkness to escape a tunnel hit by flooding. He was working at the Upper Trishuli 1 hydropower project near Nepal’s border with China when he sensed a sudden change in air pressure underground.

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