{
  "id": 5766477,
  "title": "Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after flood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/chinese-man-nepali-woman-found-alive-10-days-after-flood",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T11:10:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3366486/chinese-man-nepali-woman-found-alive-10-days-after-flood"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 26, a massive flood struck the border region between China and Nepal, killing over 1,300 people and leaving at least 5,500 missing. Among those rescued were a 64-year-old Nepali woman and a Chinese man, identified as Luhaitao.\n\nThe woman, named Chandrika Shrestha, was discovered by a police team in her buried home in Nuwakot district. Emergency personnel airlifted her to Kathmandu for treatment. In footage shared by the Nepali army, the woman is seen being given medical attention inside a helicopter, with dried mud and dust visible on her skin and clothing.\n\nA short time later, on Saturday, a 64-year-old Nepali woman was pulled from her home in the Rasuwa district, also buried under thick mud and debris. Police deputy superintendent Iqbal Hawari confirmed her rescue and airlifting to Kathmandu for medical care.\n\nEarlier, rescuers had pulled Luhaitao from a 225-meter tunnel of the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district. He appeared exhausted and disoriented upon being rescued, with mud and dust covering his skin and clothing. Chinese state media reported that 31 people had died and 531 were missing, making the overall death toll 1,375 with over 5,500 people still unaccounted for.",
  "summary": "Rescuers pulled out a 64-year-old Nepali woman alive on Saturday from her home, buried under thick mud and debris when the region was struck by massive flooding 10 days ago, killing over 1,300 people and leaving at least 5,500 missing. Emergency personnel said earlier they had rescued a Chinese man, named only as Luhaitao, found alive inside a 225-metre tunnel of the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Nepali woman rescued alive 10 days after floods",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/nepali-woman-rescued-alive-10-days-after-floods",
        "published": "2026-09-05T09:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/chinese-man-nepali-woman-found-alive-10-days-after-flood-5767679",
        "published": "2026-09-05T11:10:16.000Z"
      }
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  "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."
}