{
  "id": 5754673,
  "title": "Nine days on, Nepali soldiers pull Chinese national alive from hydropower tunnel",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/nine-days-on-nepali-soldiers-pull-chinese-national-alive-from",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T09:17:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/world/2026/09/05/nine-days-on-nepali-soldiers-pull-chinese-soldier-alive-from-hydropower-tunnel/234060"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Chinese national was rescued alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, more than nine days after catastrophic flooding hit the country. According to the Nepal Army, the man was pulled from a 225-meter tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project and is undergoing a health assessment. He was evacuated by helicopter with an army medic checking on him during the flight.\n\nThe flooding, which occurred on August 26, was likely caused by a glacier collapse and has resulted in a significant number of missing persons. About 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects across Nepal, with roughly 500 believed to be trapped in various tunnels. Two Nepali hydropower workers were also rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant on Friday.\n\nThe rescue efforts have been ongoing, with Nepali rescuers aided by experts from India, China, and South Korea. According to reports, at least 1,300 people were killed in the floods and more than 5,000 remain missing. The Chinese national's name was reported as Luhaitao by Dawn, and he was seen being carried out of the tunnel by rescuers, covered in mud but alert.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}