Rescuers in Nepal find two more people alive after flood disaster
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- Emergency responders rescued a Chinese man and a Nepali woman in separate operations on Saturday, 10 days after massive floods hit Nepal.
- Nepal’s military said a joint team of soldiers and South Korean disaster experts found the man in a 225-metre tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower project.
- Authorities continued searching for thousands of people reported missing after the floods.
Rescuers in Nepal pulled a Chinese man from a 225-metre tunnel at a hydropower project on Saturday, while a Nepali woman was also found alive in a separate operation. Both rescues came 10 days after massive floods struck the country.
The Nepali military said a joint team of army personnel and South Korean disaster experts rescued the man from the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower project. He was taken out of the tunnel and evacuated by helicopter for a health assessment.
The second survivor, a Nepali woman, was found in Nuwakot, according to the report. The two operations offered a rare breakthrough as authorities continued searching for thousands of people still missing after the floods.
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