Rescuers have pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal nine days after a glacier collapse buried the site in ice, rock and mud.

The rescue took place along the Trishuli River, where flash flooding struck the Nepal-Tibet border region more than a week ago. Reports put the death toll at more than 1,200 to over 1,300 people.

Both men sustained injuries to their hands and legs. They were airlifted to a hospital in Kathmandu for treatment.

Nepal's army is continuing its search for survivors, but mud and rocks are making rescue efforts difficult. Teams are still searching for at least 900 others believed to be trapped in tunnels in the area.

The rescue has given renewed hope to families still waiting to learn the fate of missing relatives.