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Nepal Rescuers Find Two More Survivors After Flash Flood Disaster
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In Short: Rescuers in Nepal have pulled a Chinese national from a hydropower tunnel and rescued a woman from a damaged house, bringing hope to the nation.
Rescuers in Nepal have pulled a Chinese national named Lu Haitao from a 225-metre tunnel at the Trishuli hydropower project, marking the third person rescued alive from the disaster. Specialised teams from India, China, South Korea, and the United States are searching through debris and tunnels, hoping to find more survivors among the estimated 900 workers missing.
In a separate event, a woman named Chandika Kumari Shrestha was rescued from a damaged house in Nuwakot, Nepal, giving hope to the entire nation, according to Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah. Images released by Nepal's army show rescuers finding her covered in mud inside the damaged house.
The floods, which were likely caused by a glacier collapse on August 26, have killed at least 1,300 people and left more than 5,000 missing. The United Nations has launched a $50 million appeal to help more than 84,000 people affected by the disaster, warning of the immense challenge in delivering aid due to the destruction.
Nepal's disaster management agency reports that about 900 workers are missing and roughly 500 are believed to be trapped in various tunnels. The rescue efforts have increasingly focused on 12 hydropower projects across Nepal, where the situation remains critical. With morgues overflowing, about 1,030 bodies have been buried in mass graves after having DNA samples taken for future identification.
The prime minister, Balendra Shah, announced that Nepal's national flag has been reinstalled along the border, a symbolic gesture after three days of continuous efforts. The rescue operations continue, with more than 5,000 people still missing after the devastating floods hit the Nepal-Tibet region.
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- A photo released by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed two rescuers carrying the man, called Lu Haitao, out of the tunnel.