Sanjay Sah, 30, mehanički foreman u hidroelektrani Upper Trishuli 3A, bio je devet dana zarobljen u tunelu nakon urušavanja izazvanog odronom glečera. Pio je poplavnu vodu, držao oči zatvorene da ne bi povredio vid i nalazio utehu u recitovanju Maha Mantre. Spašen je tokom velike spasilačke operacije, dok je katastrofa u regionu odnela stotine života i hiljade ljudi ostavila kao nestale.
Ekskluzivno: Devet Dana Zarobljen U Mračnom Tunelu — Priča Sanjaya Saha O Preživljavanju
Sanjay Sah is carried by members of a search and rescue team after being one of two people rescued alive from a tunnel at the Trishuli-3A Hydropower Project, where two people had been trapped following devastating floods and mudslides that struck the Bhotekoshi River in Rasuwa, Nepal, September 4, 2026. Nepal Army/Handout via REUTERS. THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. REFILE - ADDING NAME OF A SURVIVOR.
Sanjay Sah, 30-godišnji mehanički foreman u hidroelektrani Upper Trishuli 3A, proveo je devet dana zarobljen u mračnom, razorenom tunelu nakon urušavanja izazvanog odronom glečera. U ekskluzivnom razgovoru nakon otpusta iz bolnice ispričao je kako je preživljavao bez hrane, pijući poplavnu i curkuću vodu iz stene, držeći oči zatvorene da ne bi povredio vid i oslanjajući se na duhovnu snagu Maha Mantre.
Sanjay Sah, a survivor pulled out alive after spending nine days trapped in a hydropower station tunnel following flash floods and a mudslide, speaks with a member of the media at his sister’s rented apartment after being discharged from the army hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 11, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Kako se desilo
Urušavanje glečera krajem avgusta izazvalo je talas katastrofalnih poplava koje su uništile deo postrojenja Upper Trishuli 3A, u vlasništvu Nepal Electricity Authority. Višespratna zgrada centrale, izgrađena u planinskoj steni, bila je prekrivena blatom, krševima i razbacanom opremom, pa je poznato okruženje postalo neprepoznatljivo.
Laxmi Sha, wife of Sanjay Sah, a survivor pulled out alive after spending nine days trapped in a hydropower station tunnel following flash floods and a mudslide, takes a selfie at his sister's rented apartment after being discharged from the army hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 11, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Uslovi i taktika preživljavanja
Sah je rekao da gotovo nije imao hrane i da je pio vodu iz poplave i curenja iz stene. Veći deo vremena je držao oči zatvorene iz straha da se ne povredi na razbacane predmete i probele cevi. U tami je često udarao u stvari i zadobijao posekotine i ogrebotine, a neki otpatci su mu čak probili stopala.
A bandaged hand of Sanjay Sah, who was pulled out alive after spending nine days trapped inside a hydropower station tunnel following flash floods and a mudslide, as he sits at his sister’s rented apartment after being discharged from the army hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 11, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
U trenucima kada je očaj preplavljivao, recitovao sam Maha Mantru i to mi je davalo mir i snagu, rekao je Sah.
Duhovna snaga i nada
Kada je očaj prijetio, Sah se oslonio na Maha Mantru — Hare Krishna, Hare Rama — koju je recitovao da bi ostao smiren. Razmišljanje o porodici, naročito o dvogodišnjoj ćerki i 26-godišnjoj supruzi, održavalo je njegov moral. U tami je imao osećaj da živi u drugom svetu i izgubio je pojam o vremenu — spasavanje je došlo narednog dana, što ga je šokiralo jer je mislio da je prošlo samo dva ili tri dana.
Sanjay Sah, a survivor pulled out alive after spending nine days trapped in a hydropower station tunnel following flash floods and a mudslide, pose for a picture along with his family members at his sister's rented apartment after being discharged from the army hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 11, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Signali spasa i spašavanje
U poslednjim satima pre spašavanja Sah je počeo da čuje zvuke izvana — rad bagera, zveket merdevina i glasove spasilaca — što mu je vratilo nadu. Pronađen je tokom velike spasilačke operacije i zbrinut u vojnoj bolnici zajedno sa drugim povređenima, među kojima je bio i Kabir Maharjan, koji je imao teže povrede.
Sanjay Sah, a survivor pulled out alive after spending nine days trapped in a hydropower station tunnel following flash floods and a mudslide, speaks with a member of the media at his sister’s rented apartment after being discharged from the army hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 11, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Sah je preživeo, ali je istakao da su neki ljudi kojima je savetovao da napuste tunel ipak odneseni poplavom. Katastrofa izazvana odronom glečera do sada je zvanično odnela najmanje 1.300 života, dok je više od 5.300 osoba prijavljeno kao nestalo u Nepalu i kineskoj regiji Tibeta.
Sanjay Sah, a survivor pulled out alive after spending nine days trapped in a hydropower station tunnel following flash floods and a mudslide, sits with his wife Laxmi Sha and his daughter Sundira Sah at his sister's rented apartment after being discharged from the army hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, September 11, 2026. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar
Priča Sanjaya Saha je snažan podsetnik ljudske izdržljivosti usred široke prirodne katastrofe i važnosti dobro organizovanih spasilačkih akcija.
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