Two people pulled alive by Nepal's search and rescue team 10 days after devastating flash floods

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Davalou, L. (2026, September 5). Two people pulled alive by Nepal's search and rescue team 10 days after devastating flash floods. Euronews. http://www.euronews.com/2026/09/05/two-people-pulled-alive-by-nepals-search-and-rescue-team-10-days-after-devastating-flash-f

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Euronews · collected 2026-09-05 · by Lucy Davalou

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Nepal's search and rescue team has pulled two people alive 10 days after devastating flash floods hit the country. A woman was found buried under mud and debris in her house in Nuwakot, while a Chinese man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel. The floods, which likely resulted from a glacier collapse, have left at least 1,300 dead and over 5,000 missing. Rescuers are still searching for survivors, with specialized teams from several countries assisting the efforts.
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Story summary

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.

Written for “Nepal China Flood Rescues” on 2026-10-21, grounded in this article and the 53 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Nepal China Flood Rescues
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⚖️ leaning not scored 🔴 14% hedged 4 of 28 📰 publisher trust 68
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“Both articles report on the rescue of two people from a tunnel in Nepal, over a week after flash flooding”
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Chinese national rescued from tunnel in Nepal 10 days after catastrophic flooding same event · 100%
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“Both articles describe a Chinese national being rescued alive by Nepal's search and rescue team 10 days after catastrophic flooding, in separate but clearly related incidents.”
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South China Morning Post
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“Both articles report on the rescue of two people, a Chinese man and a Nepali woman, who were pulled alive from their locations 10 days after the devastating flood in Nepal.”
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Claims extracted
12
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3 of 12 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Publisher signals
60/100
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54
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Topics

Chinese Kathmandu Nepal Nepalese Nuwakot

Subjects

Nepal GPE · 7× Nepalese NORP · 2× Nuwakot GPE · 2× Chinese NORP · 1× Dhading GPE · 1× Gorkha GPE · 1× Kathmandu GPE · 1× Rasuwa GPE · 1× South Korean NORP · 1× Tanahun GPE · 1×

Narrative

The woman was found alive in her house buried under thick mud and debris in flood-hit Nuwakot, footage released by Nepal's army shows the woman covered in mud, officials say she has been airlifted to Kathmandu.
framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-05
2026-09-05 · Euronews
Two people pulled alive by Nepal's search and rescue team 10 days after devastating flash floods · mixed framing

Claims (12 extracted, 3 hedged)

Ten days after floods devastated Nepal, one woman and one man were pulled alive on Saturday in separate search and rescue operations. asserted
woman → devastate → operations
Meanwhile, more than 5,000 people remain missing and at least 1,300 were killed. asserted
1,300 → remain → ?
Rescuers in Nepal continue to pull people out on Saturday, 10 days after the devastating floods hit along the Nepal-Tibet border, meanwhile thousands of people are still missing. asserted
thousands → continue → people
In separate situations, one Chinese man and a woman were found alive by rescue teams. asserted
man → find → teams
The woman was found alive in her house buried under thick mud and debris in flood-hit Nuwakot, footage released by Nepal's army shows the woman covered in mud, officials say she has been airlifted to Kathmandu. asserted
she → find → Kathmandu
In parallel, Nepal's prime minister's office posted on social media that the man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel. asserted
man → post → tunnel
He is the third person to be pulled from the Trishuli hydropower project, as two Nepalese workers were rescued on Friday. asserted
workers → pull → Friday
The man was pulled from a 225-meter tunnel and evacuated in a helicopter by Nepalese military personnel who were working alongside South Korean disaster experts according to Nepal's army. uncertain
who → pull → army
About 900 workers are still missing and 500 are believed to be trapped in various tunnels across 12 hydropower projects where rescue efforts have focused, according to authorities. uncertain
efforts → miss → authorities
The devasting flash floods which hit the districts of Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Tanahun left at least 1,300 people killed, while more than 5,000 remain missing. asserted
5,000 → devaste → people
The disaster was likely caused by a glacier collapse, according to Nepal's disaster management agency. uncertain
disaster → cause → agency
Specialised teams from China, India, South Korea and the United States have joined search efforts in hope of finding survivors. asserted
teams → join → survivors
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