Nepal floods: Chinese national rescued alive from hydropower tunnel on Day 10
The Nepal Army successfully rescued a Chinese national from a hydropower tunnel ten days after devastating flash floods hit the region. While this rescue offers a glimmer of hope, hundreds of workers remain trapped in tunnels across various hydropower projects following the disaster.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis and the extreme difficulty of search and rescue operations in the aftermath of climate-induced natural disasters in mountainous regions.
The Nepal Army rescued a Chinese national alive from a hydropower tunnel on Saturday, 10 days after floods hit the Himalayan nation's Nuwakot town.“Rescue of foreign national alive from surang of Apar Trishuli,” the Nepal Army posted on X, referring to the Trishuli Hydropower Station in Nuwakot. The post also included a visual of him being brought out of the tunnel.The man was pulled alive from a 225-metre tunnel (about 738 feet) and is undergoing a health assessment.
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