Nepal floods: two rescued after 9 days

A successful rescue operation was carried out today, nine days after an ice and mud avalanche in the Trishuli River in Nepal, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,200 people and displaced thousands more. Two workers trapped inside a hydropower project tunnel were rescued; they are Sanjay Sah and Kaif Mahrjan, and they are now receiving treatment in the hospital. The floods caused material damages estimated at over $2.56 billion, as the country faces the need to rebuild thousands of homes and improve infrastructure, while search and rescue efforts continue with diminishing chances of finding survivors.