{"aiVersion":"1","content":{"id":"cmtnoivgw00048fi9htr3aoks","slug":"rescue-from-a-buried-hydropower-tunnel-two-survivo-20260905","title":"Rescue from a Buried Hydropower Tunnel: Two Survivors After Nine Days","level":"EASY","publishedAt":"2026-09-05T01:03:31.053Z"},"topic":{"slug":"rescue-from-a-buried-hydropower-tunnel-two-survivo-20260905","category":"world"},"article":{"paragraphs":["Nine days after huge floods in late August, rescuers pulled two men alive from a mud-filled tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant in Nepal. The plant is on the Trishuli River. The men worked at the plant: Sanjay Sah, a 30-year-old mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a 45-year-old mechanical supervisor.","They were found about 40 metres inside the tunnel and taken to a military hospital in Kathmandu. Sah said he spent the time trapped chanting prayers and later asked, “What day is it?” The rescue brought hope, but many people are still missing after the landslides and floods."],"wordCount":100,"readTime":1},"vocabulary":[{"word":"rescue","example":"Rescuers reached the worker and gave him water.","phonetic":"/rɪˈskjuː/","definition":"to save someone from danger"},{"word":"tunnel","example":"They walked through the dark tunnel.","phonetic":"/ˈtʌnəl/","definition":"a long passage under the ground"},{"word":"flood","example":"Heavy rain caused a flood near the river.","phonetic":"/flʌd/","definition":"a large amount of water covering land"}],"quiz":[{"answer":"a mud-filled tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant in Nepal.","question":"Where did the rescue take place?"},{"answer":"Nine days","question":"How many days after the floods were the men rescued?"},{"answer":"he spent the time trapped chanting prayers","question":"What did Sah say he did while trapped?"}],"discussion":[{"question":"Do you think praying or staying calm helps in a dangerous situation? Why?"},{"question":"Have you ever had to wait for help? What happened?"},{"question":"What do you feel when you hear a rescue story like this?"}]}