Two people are rescued 10 days after deadly Nepal floods

Two people have been rescued alive, 10 days after devastating 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 reported that he was pulled out alive with no visible injuries, but showed signs of mild hypothermia. According to ABC News AU, he was the third person to be pulled out alive from various tunnels where authorities believe 900 people might be stuck.

The floods, which occurred on August 26, have killed over 1,300 people, with many more still missing. The disaster management authority reported that at least 1,344 people have been killed and 4,887 are still missing, including 583 foreign nationals. Rescuers are continuing their efforts to find those trapped, with teams from across the world working to aid in the search.

Brief written by urgent.news from The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, 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.