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Exclusive-Trapped nine days in a dark tunnel, Nepali man tells his survival story

  • Sanjay Sah survived nine days trapped in a dark, debris-filled hydropower tunnel after a Himalayan glacier flood and was miraculously rescued — he initially couldn’t even open his eyes.
  • He stayed alive by drinking seepage/flood water, staying put to avoid worse danger, and finding calm and strength through chanting the Maha Mantra and thinking of his young wife and 2-year-old daughter.
  • He was rescued on the day Hindus celebrate Krishna’s birth and is now recovering in Kathmandu — a striking story of faith, resilience and a narrow escape.
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