Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after flood
The man, named only as Luhaitao, was pulled out of a tunnel, while Chandrika Shrestha, 64, was rescued from her buried home
Rescuers pulled out a 64-year-old Nepali woman alive on Saturday from her home, buried under thick mud and debris when the region was struck by massive flooding 10 days ago, killing over 1,300 people and leaving at least 5,500 missing.
Emergency personnel said earlier they had rescued a Chinese man, named only as Luhaitao, found alive inside a 225-metre tunnel of the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district.
Footage shared by the Nepali army showed him being given emergency medical attention inside a helicopter, which took him to an army hospital.
He appeared exhausted and disoriented, with dried mud and dust on his skin and clothing. A uniformed doctor with a stethoscope was seen checking his vitals.
Members of Nepal’s Armed Police Force cheered later on Saturday as a mud-caked woman, Chandrika Shrestha, was pulled from her buried home in Nuwakot district.