‘We got a new life’: Two rescued after 12 hours trapped under Myagdi landslide
Summary
Two men trapped for about 12 hours under a landslide in Myagdi were rescued by Nepali Army helicopter after continuous rainfall triggered widespread slides and road blockages. The district’s death toll has risen to six, with three people still missing and several areas cut off.
Key Points
- Prem Bahadur Pun and Lalit Pun were trapped for about 12 hours after landslides surrounded a house in Myagdi’s Annapurna Rural Municipality.
- A Nepali Army helicopter rescued them and several others, with 78 people airlifted from Paudwar and Giwang to safer areas.
- Landslides and floods have cut off villages, damaged roads and trekking routes, and disrupted electricity, communication and transport across the district.
- Myagdi’s landslide death toll has reached six, while three people remain missing.
