Six-year-old girl rescued alive after 60 hours trapped in Nepal landslide debris

A six-year-old girl was rescued alive in Timure, northern Nepal, almost 60 hours after she became trapped under the debris of a flash flood. The rescue occurred as the chances of finding survivors were rapidly diminishing with the passage of time.

Rescue teams had to manually clear stones, wood, metal sheets, and structural fragments that had accumulated due to the floodwaters. They eventually reached the narrow space where the child was trapped. The girl was carried out by rescuers, appearing inert and unconscious, and was subsequently attended to by emergency teams.

Later images showed the girl conscious, wrapped in warmth, and receiving food at a nearby safety post. Timure, located near the Chinese border, was among the most severely affected areas, with the floodwaters destroying homes, businesses, and infrastructure along the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli river corridors.

Thousands of military personnel, police, and armed police members continue search and rescue operations. Helicopters remain essential for reaching areas where land access is still blocked. Simultaneously, teams are recovering bodies washed downstream, some a significant distance from where they disappeared, in a disaster that has claimed hundreds of lives and left thousands still unaccounted for.