In a dramatic turn of events, rescue teams in Nepal pulled two more survivors alive from flood‑ravaged areas on Saturday, ten days after the disaster struck.
One of the survivors, a Chinese national, was rescued from a 225‑metre‑long tunnel linked to a hydropower project in Trishuli. The operation, carried out jointly by Nepal Army personnel and South Korean disaster specialists, marked the third successful rescue at the Trishuli hydropower site in two days. Images released by the army showed the worker being airlifted by helicopter while a medic attended to him mid‑flight.
In Nuwakot town, rescuers found 64‑year‑old Chandika Shrestha alive inside a damaged house. She was carried out wrapped in a grey blanket and airlifted to Kathmandu for medical treatment.
These rescues bring the total number of survivors pulled out in recent days to four, offering rare hope amid widespread devastation. Authorities estimate nearly 900 workers remain missing across 12 hydropower projects, with around 500 believed trapped in tunnels.
Triggered by a suspected glacier collapse on August 26, the floods and landslides have killed at least 1,300 people in Nepal, while more than 5,000 remain missing, according to the country’s disaster management agency.
