Nepal floods: Boy waves T-shirt for help, climbs onto helicopter in dramatic rescue

A young boy trapped on a roof during Nepal's devastating floods was rescued by the Nepal Army after waving his T-shirt to signal a passing helicopter. In a dramatic rescue, the child stood on the rooftop, repeatedly waving his shirt to attract the rescuers' attention as floodwaters cut off the house and surrounded him. He continued waving until the helicopter hovered over the building, at which point he reached for the helicopter's landing skid and grabbed the hand of an army officer seated inside.

With the officer's assistance, the boy pulled himself up and climbed aboard the helicopter, safely escaping the floodwaters. The rescue operation, which followed a massive flash flood and landslide disaster that killed hundreds and left thousands missing, was met with cheers and applause from onlookers. Around 10,000 Nepali troops, along with specialists from China and India, have been deployed for tunnel rescue operations.

According to Dharam Raj Uprety, chief of Nepal's national disaster management authority, 781 people have died, 2,502 remain missing, and over 90,000 people are believed to have been affected by the disaster. Rescue efforts continue as authorities work to locate missing individuals and evacuate those stranded in flood-hit areas.