10 days after Nepal flash floods, woman, Chinese man rescued
Two survivors were rescued in Nepal ten days after devastating flash floods hit the Bhote Koshi-Trishuli region. A 64-year-old woman was found in a partially buried house, while a Chinese worker was recovered from a hydropower project tunnel.
Why it matters
The survival of individuals after ten days in disaster conditions highlights the critical nature of search and rescue operations in complex, debris-heavy environments.
KATHMANDU: Two people were rescued alive from separate flood-hit sites on Saturday, 10 days after Bhote Koshi-Trishuli flood in Nepal. Chandika Kumari Shrestha, 64, was found semi-conscious on the upper floor of a four-storey house buried under debris in Betrawati, Nuwakot district, while her family had already given up hope and started symbolic funeral rites in Kathmandu.In Rasuwa, Chinese worker Luhaitao was pulled out alive from Audit 4 tunnel of Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower project, around 225 metres inside the tunnel.Nepal police said a nine-member team led by inspector Suman Kumar BK rescued Chandika from the house, which officials identified as belonging to Anand Shrestha. She was first taken by helicopter to Nepal Army's Maithili Barracks in Trishuli Bazaar for initial treatment and later shifted to Birendra Military Hospital in Kathmandu. Officials said she had wounds under her feet.
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