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Two workers pulled alive from Nepal tunnel nine days after deadly flash flooding
- Two people have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal more than a week after flash flooding hit the Nepal-Tibet border, killing more than 1,300 people
- Dramatic footage shows the moment Sanjaya Shah and Kabir Maharjan are pulled alive from the Trishuli 3A Hydropower Project - watch the video here
- Both men have injuries on their hands and legs, and have been airlifted to hospital in Nepal's capital Kathmandu, authorities tell the BBC
- At least 39 others are thought to be trapped in the same tunnel, with more than 100 still missing across a network of tunnels at hydropower sites along the Trishuli River
- Amid all the devastation and the fading odds, this is a moment of hope, writes our correspondent in Nepal
- The flooding, which hit last Wednesday, is believed to have been caused by a glacial collapse. Buildings and roads were wiped out, with thousands of people still missing - here's how it unfolded
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