2 more rescued in Nepal 10 days after devastating floods
Summary
Two more people were rescued in Nepal 10 days after severe flooding caused by a glacier collapse. One man was pulled from a hydropower tunnel, and a woman was saved from a flooded house and airlifted to a hospital.Key Facts
- A man was rescued from the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant tunnel by a team of Nepalese soldiers and South Korean experts.
- The man was in a 738-foot tunnel and was receiving medical attention during helicopter evacuation.
- Two Nepalese workers had been rescued from the same hydropower project the day before.
- About 900 workers are still missing from 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with around 500 trapped in tunnels.
- A woman was rescued alive from her flooded house in Nuwakot town and was airlifted to Kathmandu.
- At least 1,300 people died in floods caused by a glacier collapse on August 26.
- More than 5,000 people remain missing after the floods, according to Nepal’s disaster agency.
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