News Wrap: 2 men rescued from Nepal tunnel 9 days after catastrophic flood
In our news wrap Friday, two men were pulled from a tunnel more than a week after the catastrophic deluge that barreled through Himalayan river valleys, Ukraine's president says a Russian drone struck the headquarters of the country's security service and New York police fatally shot a man wielding a knife on the city's iconic Brooklyn Bridge.
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Coverage at a glance
- First observed by CurrentWire: NBC News · Sep 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM ET
- Coverage span: 18h 17m
- Coverage: 11 reports from 9 independent publications
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Coverage
11 reports from 9 publications.
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PBS NewsHourTier A
News Wrap: 2 men rescued from Nepal tunnel 9 days after catastrophic flood(opens original report in a new tab)PBS NewsHourTier A
Rescuers pull 2 trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods(opens original report in a new tab)Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from an underground tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising hopes of reaching dozens of others believed to be trapped nine days after deadly floods swept away villages and… — PBS NewsHour
NPRTier A
Rescuers pull 2 trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods(opens original report in a new tab)Officials say rescuers in Nepal have pulled two workers alive from a tunnel Friday during an ongoing operation. The rescues come nine days after the Aug. 26 floods. — NPR
BBC NewsTier A
Watch: Moment workers are rescued from Nepal tunnel(opens original report in a new tab)Rescuers pull two people from a hydropower tunnel more than a week after a massive flash flood devastated the Nepal-China border. — BBC News
Global NewsTier B
2 trapped workers rescued from tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods(opens original report in a new tab)Search teams first heard voices from inside the tunnel in the morning, allowing them to locate the two men, Nepalese lawmaker Shri Ram Neupane said. — Global News
Fox NewsTier B
Trapped Nepal workers pulled alive from tunnel 9 days after deadly flooding, raising hope for more rescues(opens original report in a new tab)Two workers were pulled alive from a Nepal hydropower tunnel nine days after catastrophic floods, and one rescued man says more people are trapped inside. — Fox News
CBS NewsTier B
2 hydropower workers pulled alive from tunnel in Nepal(opens original report in a new tab)After nine days, rescuers in Nepal reached a group of workers trapped underground in a tunnel, pulling out two men. Chris Livesay has more. — CBS News
CBS NewsTier B
2 Nepal workers rescued from tunnel 9 days after floods; more voices heard(opens original report in a new tab)Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel as emergency teams continued efforts to reach others believed to be trapped and still alive inside, officials said. — CBS News
ABC NewsTier B
2 trapped workers rescued from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods(opens original report in a new tab)Rescuers in Nepal have pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel, raising hopes of reaching a dozen others believed to be trapped nine days after catastrophic floods devastated towns and swept away villages — ABC News
NBC NewsTier B
Two trapped workers pulled alive from Nepal tunnel more than a week after deadly floods(opens original report in a new tab)Two workers in Nepal were pulled out alive from a hydropower tunnel on Friday, some nine days after devastating floods swept the Himalayan region and left thousands of people missing. — NBC News
CastanetTier C
Rescuers pull 2 trapped workers from a hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floods(opens original report in a new tab)Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from an underground tunnel at a hydropower plant Friday, raising hopes of reaching dozens of others believed to be trapped nine days after deadly floods swept away villages and… — Castanet
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- 29.9 of 35
- Source authority
- 20 of 20
- Coverage breadth
- 18.1 of 20
- Geographic relevance
- 3.5 of 10
- Story prominence
- 8 of 10
- Velocity
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