Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel a day after 2 Nepalis pulled out alive
A Chinese national was rescued from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal ten days after a catastrophic glacier collapse killed over 1,300 people. This follows the rescue of two Nepali workers from the same site, as search efforts continue for thousands still missing.
Why it matters
The rescue provides a rare positive outcome in a massive humanitarian disaster, highlighting the ongoing search and rescue operations in the Himalayan region.
A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1300 people and leaving over 5600 missing.
Rescue workers have said they believe the 26 August collapse of a glacier on the upper reaches of the river trapped at least 900 people in tunnels related to six hydropower projects.
The Nepali army said the Chinese person was rescued from the same hydropower tunnel on the Trishuli River where two Nepalis were brought out alive the day before in a dramatic operation .
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