Two people are rescued 10 days after deadly Nepal floods
A woman is rescued from a house and a man is rescued from a tunnel, as teams from across the world work to find those trapped follow the floods in Nepal.
Two people have been rescued alive, 10 days after floods hit Nepal. A 64-year-old woman, Chandika Kumari Shrestha, was found semi-conscious on the upper floor of a four-storey house in Betrawati, Nuwakot district, according to the Times of India. Her family had given up hope and started symbolic funeral rites, but she was rescued by a nine-member team led by inspector Suman Kumar BK.
A Chinese national, Lu Haitao, was also rescued from a 225-metre tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Rasuwa. The Qatar Tribune and ABC News AU reported that he was pulled out alive with no visible injuries, but showed signs of mild hypothermia. He was taken to an army hospital by helicopter.
The floods, which occurred on August 26, have killed over 1,300 people, with many more still missing. According to the Qatar Tribune, at least 1,344 people have been killed and 4,887 are still missing, including 583 foreign nationals. Rescuers are continuing to search for those trapped, with teams from across the world working to find those affected.
Brief written by urgent.news from The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Times of India, Qatar Tribune, ABC News AU — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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