Sanjay Sah is the official and correct spelling of the first rescued worker's name, as verified by official statements from the Nepal Army, the Nepal…

Who reported it

• • aljazeera.comINDEP
  • dailymail.comINDEP
  • koreaherald.comINDEP
  • scmp.comINDEP
  one owner · DMGT (Daily Mail)
• bbc.co.ukPUBLIC
• cbc.caPUBLIC
• cbsnews.comINDEP
• dawn.comUNCLASSIFIED
• dw.comPUBLIC
• france24.comPUBLIC
• nbcnews.comINDEP
• rte.iePUBLIC
• s.france24.comPUBLIC
• theguardian.comINDEP
• timesofindia.indiatimes.comUNCLASSIFIED

References

• aljazeera.comVideo: Workers rescued from hydro tunnel nine days after Nepal floodingScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• bbc.co.ukWatch: Moment workers are rescued from Nepal tunnelScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• cbc.ca2 trapped workers rescued from hydropower tunnel 9 days after Nepal floodsOriginalNo durable copy — do not citecaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• cbsnews.com2 trapped Nepal hydropower tunnel workers rescued 9 days after floodsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• dailymail.comTwo men rescued from Nepal tunnel nine days after flood as more voices heard inside hydropower plantScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• dawn.com2 trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal more than a week after catastrophic flash floodsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• dw.comNepal: Two pulled alive from tunnel nine days after floodsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• france24.comTwo trapped workers rescued from mud-clogged tunnel 9 days after Nepal floodsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• koreaherald.com2 rescued from tunnel 9 days after Nepal floodsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• nbcnews.comTwo trapped workers pulled alive from Nepal tunnel more than a week after deadly floodsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• rte.ieTwo trapped tunnel workers rescued in Nepal 'miracle'Screenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• s.france24.comTwo trapped hydropower workers rescued from mud-clogged tunnel in NepalScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• scmp.com2 trapped workers rescued alive from Nepal tunnel 9 days after floodsScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• theguardian.comDozens of trapped hydropower tunnel workers in Nepal could still be alive, official saysScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53
• timesofindia.indiatimes.com'I chanted Hare Krishna for 9 days': Nepal worker rescued from tunnel on JanmashtamiScreenshot as publishedOriginalcaptured 2026-09-04T11:43:53

Carried by multiple outlets

• Two workers were rescued alive from a hydropower tunnel at Trishuli 3A on Friday, nine days after floodingaljazeera.com, bbc.co.uk, cbc.ca, cbsnews.com, dailymail.com, dawn.com, dw.com, koreaherald.com, nbcnews.com, scmp.com, s.france24.com
• The two rescued workers were identified as Sanjay Sah (or Shah), 30, a mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, 45, a mechanical supervisorcbc.ca, cbsnews.com, dailymail.com, dawn.com, dw.com, nbcnews.com, s.france24.com, scmp.com
• Rescuers heard voices from inside the tunnel Friday morning, confirming people were alivecbc.ca, cbsnews.com, dw.com, koreaherald.com, nbcnews.com
• The flooding was caused by a glacier or glacial collapse on the China-Nepal borderbbc.co.uk, cbsnews.com, koreaherald.com, theguardian.com
• The initial flooding event occurred on August 26, 2026cbsnews.com, dailymail.com, koreaherald.com, rte.ie, s.france24.com
• Hundreds of hydropower workers are believed to be trapped in tunnels across the regionaljazeera.com, bbc.co.uk, nbcnews.com, s.france24.com, theguardian.com
• and 3 more, not shown

Reported by one outlet only

• Sanjay Sah, the rescued 30-year-old foreman, said he had been chanting 'Hare Krishna' for nine days while trapped and was working in the control room when the disaster struckonly timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• Sah said he initially stayed behind because he felt responsible for the safety of others and had warned others to flee after receiving word of the disaster upstreamonly timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• Sah said he had managed to communicate with three or four other workers nearby by talking or making noisesonly timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• The rescue coincided with Krishna Janmashtami, the Hindu festival celebrating the birth of Lord Krishnaonly timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• Sah is an employee of the Nepal Electricity Authority from Saptari district in Madhesh provinceonly timesofindia.indiatimes.com
• The government had initially said it believed more than 100 workers could be alive inside multiple tunnelsonly dawn.com

Reported unevenly

• Total death toll from the floodsstated by dailymail.com (at least 1,200), dawn.com (more than 1,250), rte.ie (more than 1,300), theguardian.com (at least 1,252)
• Total number of missing peoplestated by dailymail.com (more than 5,000), dawn.com (more than 5,000), rte.ie (over 5,600), theguardian.com (more than 4,200)
• Geographic location of glacier collapse: China-Nepal border vs. Nepal-Tibet border vs. China-controlled Tibetstated by bbc.co.uk (Nepal-China border), cbsnews.com (likely caused by a glacier collapse), dailymail.com (China-Nepal border), rte.ie (Nepal-Tibet border), scmp.com (Nepal-China border), theguardian.com (border between Nepal and China-controlled Tibet)
• Day count for rescue: ninth day vs. tenth daystated by dailymail.com (tenth day of rescue efforts), rte.ie (tenth day of rescue efforts) · absent from aljazeera.com (nine days), cbc.ca (nine days), cbsnews.com (nine days), dw.com (nine days), koreaherald.com (nine days), nbcnews.com (nine days), scmp.com (9 days)
• First rescued worker's name spelling: Sah vs. Shahstated by nbcnews.com (Sanjay Sah), timesofindia.indiatimes.com (Sanjay Sah) · absent from cbc.ca (Sanjay Sah), cbsnews.com (not specified by first name in body excerpt provided), dailymail.com (Sanjay Shah), dawn.com (Sanjay Shah), dw.com (Sanjay Shah), koreaherald.com (not specified by first name), scmp.com (not specified by first name), s.france24.com (Sanjay Shah)

Not yet confirmed against a primary source

• Confirm whether Sanjay Sah or Sanjay Shah is the correct spelling of the first rescued worker's name. NBC News and Times of India report 'Sah,' while Daily Mail, Dawn, DW, and France24 report 'Shah.' Primary source: Nepal's official statements or the workers' identification documents.