Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after flood

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France-Presse, A. (2026, September 5). Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after flood. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3366486/chinese-man-nepali-woman-found-alive-10-days-after-flood?utm_source=rss_feed

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South China Morning Post · collected 2026-09-05 · by Agence France-Presse

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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.

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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“Both articles report on the rescue of a Chinese man and a Nepali woman from flood debris, occurring at the same time (10 days after devastating floods) in the same location (Nepal)”
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Topics

Armed Police Force Chinese Nepal Nepali Rasuwa

Subjects

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×

Narrative

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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-06
2026-09-06 · South China Morning Post
Chinese man, Nepali woman found alive 10 days after flood · assertive framing

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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. asserted
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
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