Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood
KATHMANDU: A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people. The Nepali army said Lu Haitao was rescued from inside a 225-meter tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project. He was the third person so far to be pulled out alive from various…
On August 26, a catastrophic flash flood swept through Nepal, triggered by the collapse of a glacier in the Himalayas. The disaster resulted in over 1,300 deaths and left more than 1,344 dead and 4,887 missing. Among those trapped in the chaos were Chinese national Lu Haitao and his fellow countryman, Ishwor Poudel.
Lu was rescued from a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project, located 225 meters deep. He was the third person pulled alive from various tunnels, where authorities estimated 900 people might be trapped. Lu showed no visible injuries and his vitals were stable, though he exhibited signs of mild hypothermia. He was taken to an army hospital via helicopter, appearing exhausted and disoriented, with dried mud and dust coating his skin and clothing.
The Nepali army reported that Lu was given emergency medical attention inside the helicopter. Two other individuals were rescued from tunnels at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station on the same river on Friday.
Meanwhile, 34-year-old Krishna Poudel, the brother of worker Ishwor Poudel, remains hopeful that his brother is still alive. Ishwor had been working at the Hakubesi Hydroelectric Project for the past three years when the floodwaters took him. His family has been anxiously searching for him, displaying posters of him around the Maithili Barrack in Nepal’s Nuwakot district.
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