In a series of rescue missions in Nepal, officials reported on Saturday that two individuals were saved ten days after the catastrophic floods struck the nation.
One man was extricated from a hydropower tunnel, as indicated by a post from the prime minister’s office on social media. This rescue marked the third successful extraction of workers from the Trishuli hydropower facility, where two Nepalese laborers were rescued from a tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower plant on Friday.
The Nepalese army announced that a collaborative rescue team, comprising military personnel and disaster response experts from South Korea, successfully retrieved the man from a tunnel measuring 738 feet in depth. The individual was subsequently evaluated for health concerns. Photographs captured during the operation depicted him being airlifted by helicopter, with a medic from the army attending to him mid-flight.
In a separate incident, a photograph released by the Chinese state broadcaster CCTV illustrated two rescuers assisting the man as they carried him out of the tunnel.
Rescue operations are increasingly concentrating on twelve hydropower sites across Nepal, where approximately 900 workers are reported missing, with around 500 believed to be trapped within various tunnels. Specialized teams from countries including India, China, South Korea, and the United States have been sifting through debris, damaged infrastructures, and tunnels at these sites, striving to locate additional survivors.
In the flood-affected town of Nuwakot, a woman was also rescued from a house, according to a spokesperson for the Nepalese army. Officials confirmed that she was being airlifted to Kathmandu for further assistance.
Images provided by the army depicted rescuers discovering the woman, who was covered in mud. They offered her bottled water before safely transporting her, wrapping her in a gray blanket.
The floods, which occurred on August 26, resulted in the deaths of at least 1,300 individuals, likely triggered by a glacier collapse. Moreover, more than 5,000 people are currently reported missing, as stated by Nepal’s disaster management agency.
