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Survivor story | After surviving nine days trapped underground following Nepal’s devastating glacier-triggered floods, hydropower worker Sanjay Sah has finally returned home. Surviving on floodwater in complete darkness, Sah says faith and thoughts of his family kept him alive until rescuers reached him. His emotional reunion comes as the search continues for thousands still missing.

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foxnews.com | 23 hrs. 56 min. ago

Could Africa be the next AI frontier as US and Europe hit limits?

#hydropower #Lesotho

U.S. companies are winning massive data center and AI deals across Africa, including a $6.2 billion project in Lesotho for hydropower and computing.

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scmp.com | 1 days ago

Nepal flood survivor says rescue efforts must continue

#flood #hydropower #Nepal

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 showed how deeply the ordeal had disoriented him. “When I was rescued I first asked, how many days has it been?” Sah, aged 30, said in an interview, while on his way back home in Saptari district on Sunday. “He said that...

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thehindu.com | 1 days ago

'Second life': Nepal tunnel survivor recalls ordeal

#flood #hydropower #Nepal

Mr. Sah was among hundreds of workers at a series of hydropower projects hit by the catastrophic August 26 flood

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nytimes.com | 1 days ago

In Flood-Stricken Nepal, a Cool Gust Carries Hopes of a Miracle Rescue

#air #flood #hydropower #Nepal

Rescuers clawing through a hydropower tunnel clogged with mud, water and rock have found a pocket of air near where six workers are believed to be trapped.

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