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Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after flood

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A Chinese man named Luhaitao and a Nepali woman named Chandrika Shrestha have been rescued alive in Nepal 10 days after massive flooding devastated the region. The man was found inside a 225-meter tunnel of the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project, while the woman was pulled from her buried home in Nuwakot district. Emergency personnel reported that over 1,300 people have died and at least 5,500 are missing as a result of the flooding. Rescuers are continuing to clear areas and search for survivors.

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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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Armed Police Force Chinese Nepal Nepali Rasuwa

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Nepal GPE · 3× Nepali NORP · 3× Armed Police Force ORG · 2× Chandrika Shrestha PERSON · 2× Chinese NORP · 2× Luhaitao PERSON · 2× Iqbal Hawari PERSON · 1× Kathmandu GPE · 1× Nuwakot GPE · 1× Rasuwa GPE · 1×

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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.

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2026-09-06 · South China Morning Post

Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after flood · assertive framing

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region → find → 5,500

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. asserted

they → say → district

Footage shared by the Nepali army showed him being given emergency medical attention inside a helicopter, which took him to an army hospital. asserted

which → share → hospital

He appeared exhausted and disoriented, with dried mud and dust on his skin and clothing. asserted

He → appear → skin

A uniformed doctor with a stethoscope was seen checking his vitals. asserted

doctor → see → 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. asserted

woman → cheer → district

“A police team found her as they were clearing the area. asserted

they → find → area

She has been airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment,” said police deputy superintendent Iqbal Hawari. asserted

Hawari → airlift → treatment

A video released by Nepal’s Armed Police Force showed only a part of her house visible, with the lower floors completely submerged by thick sludge. asserted

floors → release → sludge