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Rescuers in Nepal find two more people alive after flash flood disaster
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In Short: Nepal observes a day of mourning for over 1,300 victims of recent catastrophic floods, while rescue teams continue to search for survivors in flooded areas.
Nepal is marking a day of mourning for the victims of recent catastrophic floods that killed over 1,300 people. Flags across the country are at half-mast, and government offices are observing a somber day. President Ram Chandra Paudel toured the affected areas, surveying the damage and offering condolences to the bereaved.
The rescue efforts, which are ongoing, have resulted in the discovery of four survivors, including a Chinese national found in a tunnel at a hydropower site. The floods, believed to have been triggered by a glacial collapse, have left hundreds of workers missing, with at least 115 trapped in the Trishuli-3A tunnel alone. Rescue teams are working tirelessly to locate and save those still inside.
In Dhunge, Nuwakot district, locals observed the last day of the 13-day Hindu mourning period by lighting oil lamps. The government has not organized any official programs for the rescue and search operation, according to Phanindra Paudel of the National Emergency Operation Center (NEOC). However, the Nepal Army has been instrumental in the rescue efforts, with soldiers carrying out operations to save trapped workers.
The floods, which hit the Himalayan border region of Nepal and China’s Tibet, have caused significant damage. The Nepal Army has distributed images showing rescuers carrying out operations, with one soldier carrying a worker on his back. The rescue teams are using all available resources, including the Nepal Army, to continue their search for survivors.
The disaster has caused an estimated 387.5 billion Nepalese rupees (about $2.5 billion) in damage to infrastructure and property, according to the Nepal disaster agency chief. The search for survivors continues, with rescue teams hearing voices from inside the Trishuli-3A tunnel, prompting an all-out rescue mission. The government and the public are working together to support the victims and rebuild the affected areas.
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- Government offices in Nepal and missions abroad are flying the national flag at half-mast on Monday, the 13th day since the floods, the Ministry of Home Affairs said in a statement.
- President Ram Chandra Paudel, the ceremonial head of state, is touring flood-hit areas on Monday and will survey damage caused by the disaster, his aide said.
- Watch: Moment 64-year-old Nepali woman is found alive in mud-buried home Army spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet told Agence France-Presse that rescue efforts were continuing "with the same tempo we had on day one".
- She was discovered alive on the fourth floor of the building by Nepal's Armed Police Force and airlifted to a hospital in Kathmandu for treatment.
- "We are making sure that no one is still stranded." Among the few places where rescuers still see a chance of finding survivors is in tunnels that form part of the region's hydropower stations, with hundreds of workers among the missing.
- One of the rescued men said more people are alive inside the tunnel, according to Brig.
- Soldiers rescue a worker alive from a tunnel during an ongoing operation at the Trishuli-3A hydropower project in Nepal's Rasuwa district on Sept. 4, 2026. (Nepal Army via AP) "I can’t explain what we are feeling at the moment. We are just grateful to God," Amir Maharjan, the brother of one of those rescued, told the AP.
- Soldiers flank him on either side. (Nepal Army via AP) The AP reported that about 115 people are believed to remain trapped in the Trishuli 3A tunnel alone, citing the Independent Power Producers Association of Nepal.