64-year-old Nepali woman survives 10 days beneath flood rubble
Translated from Indonesian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Rescuers found the woman unconscious on the top floor of a debris-buried four-story building in Betrawati, Nuwakot.
- She was airlifted to a Nepalese military base after surviving 10 days beneath rubble from the flash floods.
- The disaster’s death toll across Nepal had surpassed 1,300, according to the report.
A 64-year-old woman survived 10 days beneath the rubble of a flood-buried building in Nepal before rescuers reached her in Nuwakot.
The woman was found unconscious on the top floor of a four-story building in Betrawati, Kathmandu Post reported, citing the Nepal Armed Police Force. A helicopter took her to a Nepalese military base for urgent medical treatment.
Flash floods struck northern Nepal on August 26 after torrential water surged into the Bhotekoshi River. The flooding followed a glacier retreat that triggered a massive landslide.
The disaster’s death toll across Nepal had surpassed 1,300, the report said.
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Originally published by Tempo in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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