Archive · 5 Sep 2026
Woman Rescued Alive After 10 Days Beneath Nepal Flood Debris
Chandika Shrestha is a 60-year-old woman in Nepal.
A huge flood covered her four-storey house with mud and other debris.
She stayed trapped inside for 10 days.
Rescuers found her unconscious on an upper floor.
A nine-person Armed Police Force team brought her out alive.
She was flown to an army facility in Trishuli for initial treatment.
Officials said she could be taken to Kathmandu for more medical care if needed.
The flood began after an ice-rock avalanche and caused widespread damage across Nepal.
Sixty-year-old Chandika Shrestha was rescued alive after 10 days trapped inside a debris-buried four-storey house.
Shrestha was found unconscious on the upper floor in Betrawati, Nuwakot district.
A nine-member Armed Police Force team rescued her on the 11th day of the Bhotekoshi flood.
She was flown by helicopter to the Nepali Army’s Maithili Barracks in Trishuli for initial treatment.
The flood followed an ice-rock avalanche and reportedly killed more than 1,300 people, with around 5,000 missing.
- Who
- Chandika Shrestha, a 60-year-old woman, was rescued by a nine-member Armed Police Force team.
- What
- She was rescued alive after being trapped for 10 days inside a debris-buried four-storey house.
- When
- The rescue was reported on September 5 and took place on the 11th day of the Bhotekoshi flood; the flooding began on August 26.
- Where
- Betrawati, Bidur Municipality-10, in Nepal’s Nuwakot district.
- Why
- Flood debris buried the house after an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border triggered flash floods.
- Rescued person
- Chandika Shrestha, age 60
- Time trapped
- 10 days
- Rescue site
- Betrawati, Bidur Municipality-10, Nuwakot district, Nepal
- Rescue team
- Nine-member Armed Police Force team
- Medical transfer
- Helicopter flight to the Nepali Army’s Maithili Barracks in Trishuli
- Reported disaster toll
- More than 1,300 dead and around 5,000 missing
- Flood trigger
- An ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26
