Archive · 3 Sep 2026
91-Year-Old Woman Rescued Alive After Nepal Flash Floods
A very strong flash flood hit a care home in Nepal.
Guna Maya Bohara, who is 91 years old, was trapped inside her room.
She had trouble walking, but she opened a window and kept her head above the water.
Rescuers later found her covered in mud and sitting among the debris.
Seven other people at the care home died.
Bohara and the other survivors were taken first to a hospital and then flown to Kathmandu.
They are receiving food, clothes, medical checks and nursing help.
The floods have killed more than 1,200 people in Nepal.
Rescue teams are still searching for people who may be trapped or missing.
Guna Maya Bohara, 91, was rescued alive from a flooded care home in Devighat, Nuwakot.
She survived by opening a window and keeping her head above the rising water.
Seven other residents of the Devighat Senior Citizens Welfare Foundation were killed.
Bohara and other survivors were evacuated to a temporary shelter in Kathmandu for medical and nursing care.
Nepal's reported death toll reached 1,252, with about 4,216 people still missing.
- Who
- Guna Maya Bohara, 91, and elderly residents of the Devighat Senior Citizens Welfare Foundation.
- What
- Bohara survived a flash flood and was rescued from the care home's mud-covered remains; seven residents died.
- When
- The rescue occurred after the flash floods struck; the articles do not provide an exact date.
- Where
- At a senior citizens' care home in Devighat, Nuwakot, Nepal; survivors were taken to Kathmandu.
- Why
- Floodwaters entered the care home and rose rapidly, trapping residents inside.
- Survivor
- Guna Maya Bohara, aged 91
- Rescue location
- Devighat Senior Citizens Welfare Foundation, Nuwakot
- Survival method
- Bohara opened a window and kept her head above the rising water
- Care-home deaths
- Seven residents were killed
- Survivor evacuation
- Survivors were flown to a temporary shelter in Kathmandu
- Nepal death toll
- 1,252 people
- People missing in Nepal
- Approximately 4,216
- Combined missing in Nepal and Tibet
- Approximately 4,757, including 541 reported missing in Tibet