In Nepal, rescuers successfully extracted a man and a woman in separate operations ten days after severe floods struck the country. The man, one of three workers rescued from the Trishuli hydropower project, was found in a hydropower tunnel. A joint team of Nepalese military and South Korean disaster experts conducted the rescue, evacuating the man via helicopter for a health assessment. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV released a photo showing the man being carried out of the tunnel by rescuers.
The man expressed disbelief upon being rescued, recounting how he had repeatedly shouted for help when he saw the rescue lights but went unheard until that moment. He was later reported to be in stable condition after being taken to a hospital. Rescue operations are now concentrated on 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with approximately 900 workers missing and an estimated 500 believed to be trapped in various tunnels. International teams from India, China, South Korea, and the United States are aiding in the search for survivors.
Meanwhile, in flood-stricken Nuwakot town, a woman was rescued from a house and airlifted to Kathmandu for medical treatment. Images from the rescue showed the woman covered in mud inside the damaged structure, receiving water before being safely extracted. The devastating floods on August 26, suspected to have been triggered by a glacier collapse, resulted in at least 1,300 deaths and over 5,000 individuals still missing, according to Nepal’s disaster management agency.