{
  "id": 5768764,
  "title": "Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/chinese-national-rescued-from-nepal-tunnel-10-days-after-flash-flood-5768764",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-05T11:57:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40438061/chinese-national-rescued-from-nepal-tunnel-10-days-after-flash-flood"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On August 26, a catastrophic flash flood swept through Nepal, triggered by the collapse of a glacier in the Himalayas. The disaster resulted in over 1,300 deaths and left more than 1,344 dead and 4,887 missing. Among those trapped in the chaos were Chinese national Lu Haitao and his fellow countryman, Ishwor Poudel.\n\nLu was rescued from a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project, located 225 meters deep. He was the third person pulled alive from various tunnels, where authorities estimated 900 people might be trapped. Lu showed no visible injuries and his vitals were stable, though he exhibited signs of mild hypothermia. He was taken to an army hospital via helicopter, appearing exhausted and disoriented, with dried mud and dust coating his skin and clothing.\n\nThe Nepali army reported that Lu was given emergency medical attention inside the helicopter. Two other individuals were rescued from tunnels at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station on the same river on Friday.\n\nMeanwhile, 34-year-old Krishna Poudel, the brother of worker Ishwor Poudel, remains hopeful that his brother is still alive. Ishwor had been working at the Hakubesi Hydroelectric Project for the past three years when the floodwaters took him. His family has been anxiously searching for him, displaying posters of him around the Maithili Barrack in Nepal’s Nuwakot district.",
  "summary": "KATHMANDU: A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people. The Nepali army said Lu Haitao was rescued from inside a 225-meter tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project. He was the third person so far to be pulled out alive from various…",
  "key_points": [
    "Chinese national Lu Haitao rescued from Nepal tunnel after 10 days",
    "Lu Haitao suffered mild hypothermia but had no visible injuries",
    "Lu and two others rescued from tunnels at Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "SABC News",
        "title": "Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/chinese-national-rescued-from-nepal-tunnel-10-days-after-flash-flood",
        "published": "2026-09-05T10:34:50.000Z"
      }
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  },
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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."
}