Rescuers pull a Nepali woman alive from her home buried under thick mud and debris in Nepal’s Nuwakot district, about 10 days after massive flooding swept through the region. She is identified as 64-year-old Chandrika Shrestha, and emergency personnel say she is airlifted to Kathmandu for medical treatment after police teams locate her during clearance work.
The flooding follows a glacial and rock collapse near the China-Nepal border on August 26, which triggers a wave of water and mud described as tsunami-like by responders. Across outlets, details converge on the rescue circumstances and the woman’s age, while broader figures differ slightly in emphasis. One report also notes an earlier rescue of a Chinese man found alive inside a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Nepal’s Rasuwa district.
Reporting on casualties and missing persons cites Nepal’s national disaster agency and China’s state media. Nepal’s death toll is reported at 1,344, with around 5,000 missing, while China reports 31 deaths and 531 missing. One outlet combines the two for an overall total, and updates continue as search efforts proceed.
