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Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside, officials said.<\/p>\n

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The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods,\u00a0likely caused by a glacier collapse, devastated towns and swept away villages in Nepal on Aug. 26.<\/p>\n

Nepalese lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane posted about the second rescue on his Facebook page shortly after army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet confirmed the first trapped worker\u2019s rescue. <\/p>\n

Officials identified the two men as a mechanical foreman and a mechanical supervisor.<\/p>\n

Rescuers first heard voices from inside the tunnel Friday morning, confirming that people were alive and allowing them to locate the two men, Neupane said.<\/p>\n

Local television news channels showed images of the first rescued worker covered in mud and being carried from the site on a rescuer\u2019s shoulder. Officials said both men were in stable condition and were flown to a hospital in Kathmandu.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can\u2019t explain what we are feeling at the moment. We are just grateful to god,\u201d Amir Maharjan, brother to one of the rescued workers, told The Associated Press. <\/p>\n

He said the family was on its way to the hospital to see him.<\/p>\n

At least 557 workers are missing from the Trishuli 3A hydropower project along the Trishuli River, with about 115 believed to be trapped in the main tunnel, according to the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal.<\/p>\n

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Officials present at the rescue site said rescuers believe some people may still be alive inside the tunnel.<\/p>\n

Nepal\u2019s Communication Minister Bikram Timilsina said officials remain hopeful that more workers will be rescued.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are waiting for the rescue of more and more people,\u201d Timilsina wrote on his Facebook page.<\/p>\n

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At least 1,259 people were killed in the floods and more than 5,000 remain missing, according to the country\u2019s disaster management agency. <\/p>\n

China, as of\u00a0late Wednesday, said 21 people were killed and 541 were missing on the Tibet side of the border.<\/p>\n

About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in tunnels, according to local authorities.<\/p>\n

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