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Nepal flood survivor rescued after 10 days trapped in tunnel

A Nepali hydropower worker named Sanjay Sah survived for 10 days trapped in a flooded tunnel after a disaster. He sustained himself by drinking muddy water and lost track of time before being rescued on September 4th. His survival offered a rare glimmer of hope amidst a disaster that claimed over 1,400 lives and left thousands missing in Nepal. AI

RANK_REASON The article is a human-interest story about a survival incident, not a core AI news event.

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Nepal flood survivor rescued after 10 days trapped in tunnel

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Agence France-Presse ·

    Nepal flood survivor says rescue efforts must continue

    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. When a disaster response team finally pulled him to safety on September 4, Sah’s first question sh…