A 64-year-old Nepali woman, Chandrika Shrestha (also reported as Chandika Kumari Shrestha), is found alive after being trapped in flood debris for about 11 days. Her faint cries are reported to have guided rescuers to her beneath collapsed structures, where she had survived in a pocket of air within the wreckage.
According to reports, her family had begun mourning rituals because they believed she had died in Nepal’s deadly floods, and rescuers locate her as preparations for a funeral are underway. Multiple outlets describe the rescue occurring in Betrawati village, where the woman’s home is destroyed.
Outlets differ slightly in emphasis and detail. Times of India focuses on the rescue effort by the Armed Police Force team and the timing of the discovery during funeral preparations. Cyprus Mail likewise describes the family’s decision to start mourning and notes her survival in a narrow air space. Metro highlights that she is later found alive “days after” funeral rites begin and reports her being pulled from the wreckage. All accounts agree that she is alive when found and receives medical attention afterward.
