Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower project on Friday, nine days after flash floods triggered by a glacial collapse devastated the region.

The men were identified as Sanjay Sah, a 30-year-old mechanical foreman, and Kabir Maharjan, a 45-year-old mechanical supervisor. Both were taken to an army hospital in Kathmandu. Officials reported Sah’s injuries as not critical while Maharjan could not move his hands or legs and was in more serious condition; both were described as stable in intensive care at the time of initial reports.

The disaster began August 26 when a glacier collapse sent a surge of water, ice, rock, and mud through river valleys near the Nepal-Tibet border. Officials say more than 1,290 people have been confirmed dead in Nepal, with thousands still missing, including hundreds of workers believed trapped in tunnels linked to multiple hydropower projects. China has reported additional deaths and missing persons in Tibet.

Rescue teams, assisted by international specialists, had been boring through dense debris. Contact was made after rescuers heard responses from inside the tunnel. One of the men later said he had remained to help others and had been in contact with additional people still inside. Search operations continued at the site and other locations.

Nepal’s disaster authority has estimated property and infrastructure losses at more than $2.5 billion.