{
  "id": 5991132,
  "title": "Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/chinese-national-rescued-from-nepal-tunnel-10-days-after-flash-flood",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T14:23:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "KahawaTungu",
    "slug": "kahawatungu",
    "url": "https://kahawatungu.com/chinese-national-rescued-from-nepal-tunnel-10-days-after-flash-flood/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Chinese national, Lu Haitao, was rescued from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, more than a week after a flash flood caused by a glacier collapse. The Nepali army confirmed he was pulled alive from a 225-meter tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project. Lu was the third person rescued from tunnels, with two others saved from the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station on the same river on Friday. Lu showed no visible injuries and his vital signs were stable, though he exhibited signs of mild hypothermia. He was taken to an army hospital via helicopter and appeared exhausted and disoriented. The Nepal disaster management authority reported that 1,344 people have died and 4,887 remain missing in the floods, including 583 foreign nationals. Meanwhile, Chandika Kumari Shrestha was also rescued from her home in Betrawati on Saturday. The families of the missing continue to hope for their loved ones' safe return.",
  "summary": "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 [...] The post Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "Woman found alive in home destroyed by Nepal flood, days after family began mourning rites",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/woman-found-alive-in-home-destroyed-by-nepal-flood-days-after-family",
        "published": "2026-09-06T14:03:52.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Nepal flood death toll rises to nearly 1,400",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/nepal-flood-death-toll-rises-to-nearly-1-400",
        "published": "2026-09-06T17:37:53.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}