Nepal Rescues Two More Survivors Ten Days After Massive Floods
Nepal's rescue teams pulled two more survivors from the devastating August 26 floods, including a Chinese worker extracted from a 225-meter tunnel at a hydropower project, as authorities report nearly 900 workers remain missing across 12 da
Nepal rescue teams pulled two more survivors to safety on Saturday, September 5, ten days after devastating floods and mudslides struck the Nepal-China border region on August 26. A Nepalese woman was rescued from the rubble of a house in Nuwakot city near the Trishuli and Tadi rivers and airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment. A Chinese worker was extracted from a 225-meter tunnel at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project, bringing the total number of workers rescued from the site to three after two Nepalese workers were pulled from mudslide debris on Friday, September 4.
The Nepal Army revealed that a joint rescue team of Nepalese soldiers and South Korean disaster experts extracted the Chinese man, identified as Lu Haitao, from the tunnel and transported him by emergency helicopter to a hospital where military doctors examined him during transport. According to medical assessment, he is stable. Footage released by Chinese state television showed two rescue workers carrying Lu Haitao, who repeatedly shouted when he saw the rescue team's lights, hoping for help. Lu said, "When they pulled me out today, when they shone the light in front of me, I could hardly believe it."
Nepalese authorities say rescue efforts are focused on 12 hydropower projects where approximately 900 workers remain missing, with an estimated 500 more trapped in various tunnels. Specialized rescue teams from India, China, South Korea, and the United States are mobilizing to search for survivors among the destruction and damaged infrastructure. The death toll has risen to at least 1,373 people, with over 5,300 injured and approximately 5,417 still missing.
