Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Six-Year-Old Rescued Alive After Three Days Beneath Flood Debris
A six-year-old girl was trapped under mud and broken debris after a flood in Nepal.
Rescuers heard her faint cries three days later.
They carefully dug through the debris and brought her out.
She was first treated at a nearby police outpost.
A helicopter flight to Kathmandu was delayed by bad weather.
She was flown to a hospital on Saturday afternoon.
Doctors are now watching her closely and providing specialist treatment.
Authorities are also trying to find her family.
Rescuers found a six-year-old girl alive beneath mud and debris in Timure, Rasuwa, three days after flooding.
Armed Police Force personnel heard faint cries while searching for survivors and dug her out.
She was first treated at an Armed Police Force border outpost before being transferred for specialist care.
Bad weather delayed her helicopter evacuation to Kathmandu until Saturday afternoon.
Nepal has recovered 675 bodies, while more than 2,400 people remain missing after the floods.
- Who
- A six-year-old girl, reportedly named Manisha Magar, was rescued by Armed Police Force personnel.
- What
- The girl was found alive beneath thick mud and flood debris and later airlifted for hospital treatment.
- When
- She was rescued Friday evening, three days after the flood, and flown to Kathmandu on Saturday afternoon.
- Where
- She was found in Timure village in Nepal’s Rasuwa district and transported to a hospital in Kathmandu.
- Why
- Rescuers were searching for survivors after flooding from the overflowing Bhote Koshi River.
- Rescue location
- Timure village, Rasuwa district, Nepal
- Time trapped
- Three days beneath mud and debris
- Rescuing agency
- Armed Police Force
- Medical transfer
- Airlifted to Kathmandu after weather delayed the flight
- Reported name
- Manisha Magar
- Bodies recovered
- 675
- People missing
- More than 2,400