Nepal tunnel survivor wants to help post-flood rebuild

KIRTIPUR , Nepal – Pulled alive 10 days after catastrophic floods trapped him in a tunnel, Nepali hydropower worker Kabir Maharjan is determined to help rebuild his country despite his own harrowing ordeal. Traditional music and tearful relatives welcomed the 45-year-old when he returned home on Friday after spending weeks recovering at a hospital in Kathmandu. “Life is precious. Hundreds of people have died but I survived,” the father of two told AFP, his voice choked with emotion. “Perhaps I still have work to do for my society, for the country, and my home and family.” The August 26 flood,…