Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after flood
Rescuers pulled out a 64-year-old Nepali woman alive on Saturday from her home, buried under thick mud and debris when the region was struck by massive flooding 10 days ago, killing over 1,300 people and leaving at least 5,500 missing. Emergency personnel said earlier they had rescued a Chinese man, named only as Luhaitao, found alive inside a 225-metre tunnel of the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower…
A 64-year-old Nepali woman, Chandrika Shrestha, was discovered alive in her home buried beneath a thick layer of mud and debris ten days after a devastating flood struck the region. The flood, which claimed over 1,300 lives and left at least 5,500 people missing, occurred when a massive wall of water and mud swept through the China-Nepal border following the collapse of a glacier and rock mass on August 26.
Rescuers airlifted the mud-caked woman to Kathmandu for medical attention. Earlier, a Chinese man named Luhaitao was found alive inside a tunnel of the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district. The Chinese state media reported 31 deaths and 531 missing in China, bringing the overall toll to 1,375, with more than 5,500 people unaccounted for.
Emergency response teams have been tirelessly searching for survivors, believing that at least 900 individuals may have been trapped in tunnels linked to six hydropower projects in the affected area.
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