If you’re just joining us, there is a renewed sense of hope in Nepal today after two workers were pulled from beneath a damaged hydroelectric plant. Dozens of rescuers have been digging outside the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant for several days, in an attempt to find 42 missing workers there. Following the disaster more than a week ago, which dramatically changed the landscape, emergency responders turned to using satellite data to narrow down possible tunnel locations where workers trapped amid treacherous conditions could be, said Arnold Dix, a geologist advising Nepalese rescuers on the ground. Heavy machinery was then used to remove the mud and mud, and firefighting excavators, compressors and hammers helped rescuers reach any possible areas of survivors, according to Lt. Col. Ganga Baral of the Nepalese army. Explosives were carefully used to clear the way before army rescuers continued digging meticulously by hand to reach the survivors inside. Applause erupted when video on Friday showed the first man, mechanical foreman Sanjay Sah, 30, being carried out of the tunnel. Amid the euphoria, local officials told CNN that more voices had been heard. Shortly after, Kabir Maharjan, a 45-year-old mechanical supervisor, was rescued from inside the tunnel. The men were flown for emergency medical care and both were treated at a military hospital in Kathmandu, according to the Nepalese Prime Minister’s Office. Sah is in stable condition, while Maharjan is in critical condition and under intensive care. Read more about the dramatic rescue here. CNN’s Bhadra Sharma, Lex Harvey, Hanako Montgomery, Daniel Campisi, Hilary Whiteman, Kathleen Magramo, Kosh Koirala and Satish Cheney contributed reporting.
