Himalayan flash flood: Person rescued alive from tunnel after nine days
Translated from German and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Rescue teams in Nepal recovered one person alive from a tunnel nine days after catastrophic flooding caused by a glacier collapse.
- More than 1,250 people died in the Aug. 26 flash flood, while more than 4,200 remain missing and thousands have been left homeless.
- Rescuers continue working through mud and tunnels as they search for survivors.
Nine days after catastrophic flooding in Nepal, rescuers pulled one person alive from a tunnel in the Himalayas. A lawmaker said another person was also being recovered.
Rescue teams have been battling through mud and tunnels as operations continue after the Aug. 26 flash flood. The disaster followed a glacier collapse and has left more than 1,250 people dead.
More than 4,200 people remain missing, while thousands have been left homeless. The death toll continues to rise as rescue efforts proceed.
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Originally published by Der Standard in German. 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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