Rescuers in Nepal pull two people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods
Rescue teams in Nepal have successfully pulled two more survivors from debris 10 days after devastating floods hit the region. Efforts remain focused on locating hundreds of workers still trapped in hydropower tunnels.
Why it matters
The ongoing rescue operation highlights the severe humanitarian impact of the floods and the international cooperation required for large-scale disaster recovery.
A Chinese national is rescued by soldiers during an ongoing operation at a hydropower project. ( AP: Nepal Army )
Rescuers in Nepal have pulled a Chinese national from a hydropower tunnel as efforts to save an estimated 900 people from the tunnel continue.
In a separate event, a woman was rescued from a damaged house in Nuwakot, Nepal.
More than 5,000 people remain missing after the flood hit the Nepal-Tibet region on August 26.
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The man and woman were freed in separate operations on Saturday, local time, with teams continuing the search for thousands of missing people.
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