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Nepal flash floods: Two more people rescued alive after being trapped for 10 days

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A Nepali Army joint rescue team and foreign rescuers have rescued two people alive in Nepal, bringing the total number of survivors from the Trishuli hydropower project to three. A Chinese national, Luhaitao, was rescued from a tunnel approximately 225 meters inside the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project on September 5, while a 60-year-old Nepalese woman, Chandika Shrestha, was found unconscious and rescued from a house buried in debris in Nuwakot district. The death toll from the flash floods has risen to 1,344, with around 4,900 people still missing.

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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.

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Topics

Chinese Nepal Nuwakot Rasuwa the Nepali Army

Subjects

Luhaitao PERSON · 4× Nepal GPE · 3× Chinese NORP · 2× Nuwakot GPE · 2× the Nepali Army ORG · 2× Betrawati GPE · 1× Bidur Municipality-10 GPE · 1× Chandika Shrestha PERSON · 1× Nepalese NORP · 1× Rasuwa GPE · 1×

Narrative

“A joint rescue team comprising the Nepali Army and foreign rescuers has rescued a Chinese national, Luhaitao, alive from inside a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project,” the Nepali Army said following the rescue on Saturday (September 5, 2026).

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-06

🔮 She would be brought to Kathmandu for further treatment if necessary, the Nepal PM’s office was quoted as saying in the report.

2026-09-06 · The Hindu

Nepal flash floods: Two more people rescued alive after being trapped for 10 days · assertive framing

Claims (13 extracted, 0 hedged)

A Chinese national was rescued on Saturday (September 5, 2026) from a hydropower tunnel in Rasuwa, Nepal, while a 60-year-old woman was saved from the upper floor of a four-storey house buried in debris in Betrawati, Nuwakot district. asserted

woman → rescue → Betrawati

The man, identified as Luhaitao, was trapped inside Audit Tunnel 4 of the flood-affected Upper Trishuli 1 Hydropower Project. asserted

man → identify → Project

Army → comprise → Saturday

“Luhaitao was rescued from a point approximately 225 metres inside the tunnel. asserted

Luhaitao → rescue → tunnel

His health is currently being assessed, while search and rescue operations are continuing.” asserted

operations → assess → ?

Luhaitao was rescued at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday (September 5, 2026) from the site in Nuwakot district. asserted

Luhaitao → rescue → district

The latest rescue brings the total to three workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project. asserted

rescue → bring → project

Two Nepalese workers were rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant on Friday (September 4, 2026). asserted

workers → rescue → Friday

Meanwhile, 60-year-old woman Chandika Shrestha was found unconscious and rescued from the house in Bidur Municipality-10, The Kathmandu Post reported on Saturday (September 5, 2026). asserted

Post → find → Saturday

Following her rescue by a nine-member Armed Police Force team, Shrestha was flown by helicopter to the Nepali Army’s Maithili Barracks in Trishuli for initial treatment. asserted

Shrestha → follow → treatment

She would be brought to Kathmandu for further treatment if necessary, the Nepal PM’s office was quoted as saying in the report. asserted

office → bring → report

The death toll from the devastating flash floods in Nepal rose to 1,344 on Saturday (September 5, 2026) as more bodies were recovered from the affected districts, police said. asserted

police → rise → districts

Rescue teams continued to search for around 4,900 people who remain missing. asserted

who → continue → people