Rescuers in Nepal pull Chinese national, woman alive 10 days after floods
KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal pulled a Chinese national and a woman alive 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, officials said Saturday. The man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel, according to a social media post by the country’s prime minister’s office, bringing the total to three workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project. Two Nepalese workers were rescued…
Rescuers in Nepal have successfully pulled a Chinese national and a woman alive 10 days after devastating floods hit the country, according to officials. The man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel, bringing the total number of workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project to three. Two Nepalese workers were also rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant on Friday.
A joint rescue team comprising Nepalese military personnel and South Korean disaster experts conducted the rescue, with the man being evacuated by helicopter and undergoing a health assessment. Approximately 900 workers remain missing from 12 hydropower projects across Nepal, with around 500 believed to be trapped in various tunnels.
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