'Second life': Nepal hydropower tunnel survivor recalls ordeal

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Nepali hydropower worker Sanjay Sah survived in total darkness inside a tunnel flooded by the deadly flash flood that struck the China-Nepal border on August 26, drinking muddy water and praying that rescuers would find him. The survivor, who was rescued on September 4, recalls the 10 days he…

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