Late rescues renew hope for survivors in deadly Nepal floods
Summary
Late rescues in Nepal’s flood-ravaged Nuwakot and Rasuwa districts have revived hopes that more missing people may still be alive. Survivors were pulled from mud-filled homes and tunnels even as the death toll climbed and thousands remained missing.
Key Points
- A 64-year-old woman, Chandika Shrestha, was rescued alive from a mud-buried house in Betrawati, Nuwakot, 11 days after the floods.
- Two workers, Sanjay Shah and Kabir Maharjan, and later a Chinese national, Lu Haitao, were rescued from tunnels at hydropower projects in Rasuwa.
- The disaster has killed 1,338 people and left nearly 5,000 missing, while around 1,000 remain missing across hydropower projects in Rasuwa.
- Security forces, including the Nepali Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force, are continuing large-scale search and rescue operations.
