‘I saw many dead bodies’: The harrowing escape from a flooded Nepal tunnel
- Posted on August 30, 2026
- By The Age
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In brief
A devastating inland tsunami swept through a Nepal tunnel, trapping workers in a catastrophic disaster. One survivor, Dhan Bahadur Tamang, was forcefully carried several kilometers through the tunnel before being ejected into a debris-filled water body. His harrowing account reveals the terrifying moments he witnessed multiple fatalities while fighting for survival in the flooded underground passage, highlighting the severe dangers faced by workers in such infrastructure facilities.
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‘I saw many dead bodies’: The harrowing escape from a flooded Nepal tunnel
After the inland tsunami hit, worker Dhan Bahadur Tamang was swept as far as four kilometres through a tunnel until he was spat out into a newly formed body of water that swirled with debris and equipment.
