Officials reported Saturday that rescuers in Nepal brought a Chinese national and a woman to safety following devastating floods.
The man was rescued from a hydropower tunnel, according to a social media post by the country’s prime minister’s office. This rescue brings the total number of workers pulled alive from the Trishuli hydropower project to three. Two Nepalese workers were previously rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant on Friday.
Nepal’s army stated that a joint rescue team, composed of Nepalese military personnel and South Korean disaster experts, saved the man from a 225-meter tunnel (about 738 feet). He is currently undergoing a health assessment. Images indicated he was evacuated by helicopter while an army medic checked on him during the flight.
A photograph shared by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV depicted two rescuers carrying the man out of the tunnel.
Authorities stated that approximately 900 workers are missing from 12 hydropower projects across Nepal, with about 500 believed to be trapped in various tunnels.
In Nuwakot town, which was affected by floods, a woman was rescued alive from her house, according to a spokesperson for Nepal’s army on Saturday. Officials confirmed she was being airlifted to Kathmandu.
Images released by Nepal’s army showed rescuers discovering the woman covered in mud. They provided her with bottled water before pulling her to safety and wrapping her in a gray blanket.
Nepal’s disaster management agency reported that at least 1,300 people died in the August 26 floods, which were likely caused by a glacier collapse, and more than 5,000 individuals remain missing.