‘Miracle child’ reunited with parents after Nepal’s floods
A five-year-old girl was rescued after being trapped for nearly three days under debris following catastrophic flash floods in Nepal. The disaster, likely caused by a glacial lake outburst, has resulted in significant casualties and widespread destruction.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the increasing vulnerability of mountain communities to climate-related natural disasters and the importance of search and rescue operations.
Manisha Magar with her father, Lokbahadur Magar, at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Aug 5. She survived some 60 hours of being buried under mud and debris.
Listen Summarise Manisha Magar, a five-year-old girl, was miraculously rescued alive after being trapped for almost three days in Nepal's devastating flash floods that destroyed her town. The flash floods, likely caused by a glacial lake outburst, affected some 90,000 people, destroyed villages, and left over 1,000 dead and 5,000 missing. Rescue efforts continue with dramatic recoveries of survivors, including workers trapped in hydropower tunnels, giving hope amid ongoing searches for missing people. AI generated
KATHMANDU – When Manisha Magar stirred in her sleep in the paediatric ward of the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, her mother quickly cupped the five-year-old girl’s cheeks with a blanket.
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