Nepal flood survivor's family in China relieved after days of waiting
HONG KONG — After days of waiting anxiously, Lu Haitao's family could finally breathe a sigh of relief when the Chinese man was rescued from a tunnel in Nepal where devastating floods killed more than 1,300 people. Rescuers carried out Lu from a 225-meter (740-foot) hydropower tunnel and evacuated him by helicopter Saturday, 10 days after the floods. He was taken to a hospital and was in stable…
HONG KONG - The family of Lu Haitao, a Chinese man from Nepal, breathed a sigh of relief after 10 days of waiting as he was rescued from a hydropower tunnel struck by devastating floods. The catastrophic event, likely triggered by a glacier collapse, claimed the lives of over 1,300 people, leaving more than 4,900 still missing, according to Nepal’s disaster management agency.
A Chinese state broadcaster, CCTV, reported that rescuers successfully extracted Lu from a 225-meter-long (740-foot) tunnel on Saturday and evacuated him via helicopter. The 51-year-old was subsequently admitted to a hospital and is currently in stable condition. Lu recounted his harrowing experience, recalling how he reached the tunnel's peak and feared the rescue team's whistles were mere illusions.
He expressed disbelief upon realizing the rescue personnel could hear him shouting towards their lights.
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