Nepal floods: Chinese worker rescued alive after 11 days in Upper Trishuli tunnel
A Chinese worker and a 60-year-old woman were rescued alive after being trapped for 11 days following devastating flash floods in Nepal. These rescues occurred during ongoing large-scale search operations in the flood-ravaged Nuwakot district.
Why it matters
The survival of individuals after 11 days provides a rare success story amidst a major humanitarian disaster, highlighting the effectiveness of ongoing international and local rescue efforts.
Amid the disheartening developments following the devastating flash floods in Nepal, stories of hope have been making their way to the fore as rescue operations continue on war footing. To add to the list, a Chinese national was miraculously rescued alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, 11 days after the disaster struck the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project.Also, a 60-year-old woman was pulled alive from the debris of her home in Nuwakot after being trapped for 11 days.The two rescues offered a rare glimmer of hope as authorities continued large-scale search operations across flood-ravaged areas of the Himalayan country.The Chinese worker, identified as Luhaitao, was found inside Audit Tunnel 4 of the 216-MW Upper Trishuli-1 project in Nuwakot district.A joint team involving the Nepali Army and foreign rescuers brought him out at around 1.30 pm after locating him approximately 225 metres inside the tunnel.He was subsequently evacuated by…
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