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'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues bring hope for more flood survivors

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'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues bring hope for more flood survivors. (2026, September 4). BBC News. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/cd79vp91321o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

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Two people have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal over a week after flash flooding killed more than 1,300 people on the Nepal-Tibet border. The rescue efforts are ongoing, but mud and rocks are hindering progress. A total of 1,300 people lost their lives in the floods. The rescues have brought hope to families searching for missing relatives.
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On August 26, a catastrophic flood struck the Nepal-Tibet region after a glacier collapsed in Nepal, resulting in over 1,300 deaths and leaving more than 5,500 people missing. Ten days later, on September 5, rescuers pulled out two survivors: Luhaitao, a Chinese man from a hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa district, and Chandrika Shrestha, a 64-year-old Nepali woman rescued from her home in Nuwakot district. Both were airlifted for medical treatment. The rescue operations continue amid immense challenges, with the UN launching an appeal for $US50 million to help over 84,000 affected individuals.

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'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues bring hope for more flood survivors Two people have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal more than a week after flash flooding hit the Nepal-Tibet border, killing more than 1,300 people.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-04
2026-09-04 · BBC News
'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues bring hope for more flood survivors · assertive framing

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'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues bring hope for more flood survivors Two people have been rescued from a tunnel in Nepal more than a week after flash flooding hit the Nepal-Tibet border, killing more than 1,300 people. asserted
flooding → bring → people
Nepal's army is continuing its search for survivors, but mud and rocks are making rescue efforts difficult. asserted
efforts → continue → survivors
The BBC's South Asia correspondent Azadeh Moshiri, reporting from Nepal, describes how the rescues have given renewed hope to some families still waiting to find out what happened to missing relatives. asserted
what → report → relatives
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