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Nepal Flood Rescues Bring Hope After Devastating August Floods
Huge floods hit Nepal on August 26 after what was likely a glacier collapse.
Water, mud, rocks and ice damaged homes, roads, bridges and hydropower projects.
Ten days later, rescuers found a Chinese person alive inside a tunnel.
They also found a 64-year-old woman alive inside a muddy house.
Two Nepali workers had been rescued from another tunnel the day before.
The survivors were taken by helicopter for medical care.
Many people are still missing, so rescue teams continue searching.
These rescues give families hope that others may still be alive.
A Chinese national was rescued from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal’s Trishuli region 10 days after the floods.
A 64-year-old woman, identified as Chandika Shrestha, was rescued from a damaged, mud-covered house in Nuwakot.
Two Nepali hydropower workers, Sanjay Shah and Kabir Maharjan, were rescued from a tunnel the previous day after nine days underground.
The Chinese survivor and the woman were taken by helicopter for medical treatment in Kathmandu.
At least 1,344 people have died and more than 5,000 remain missing after the August 26 floods, while searches continue.
- Who
- Nepalese military and Nepal Army personnel, assisted by South Korean disaster-response specialists, rescued a Chinese national, Chandika Shrestha, and two Nepali hydropower workers.
- What
- Rescuers pulled survivors from a hydropower tunnel and a damaged house after catastrophic floods.
- Where
- The rescues occurred at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project in the Trishuli region and in Nuwakot, Nepal; survivors were taken toward Kathmandu.
- When
- The two latest rescues occurred on Saturday, 10 days after the August 26 floods; the hydropower workers were rescued the previous day.
- Why
- The floods, likely triggered by a glacier collapse, buried tunnels and homes and caused widespread destruction and disappearances.
Key facts
- Flood date
- August 26
- Latest rescues
- A Chinese national and a 64-year-old woman were rescued alive 10 days after the floods.
- Hydropower survivors
- Three workers were pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project, including two Nepali workers rescued after nine days underground.
- Reported deaths
- At least 1,344 people, according to Nepal’s disaster management agency.
- People missing
- More than 5,000 people remain missing, according to the report.
- Missing hydropower workers
- Around 900 workers are reportedly missing from 12 projects, with about 500 believed trapped in tunnels.
- Medical evacuation
- The rescued Chinese national and the woman were flown for medical treatment in Kathmandu.
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