Chinese national pulled alive from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood
A Chinese national has been rescued alive from a tunnel in Nepal 10 days after devastating flash floods in the region killed more than 1,300 people. The rescue stands out given the length of time the person had been trapped.
Authorities in Nepal said on Saturday that a Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel where he had been trapped for 10 days following a catastrophic flash flood.
The flood, described as a wall of ice, rock and mud, tore through a Himalayan valley and has killed more than 1,300 people, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters to hit the region in recent memory.
Given the extended period the man spent trapped inside the tunnel without outside assistance, his survival and successful rescue are being regarded as a remarkable development in the ongoing recovery effort. The available report does not specify the exact conditions that allowed him to survive, nor does it detail his current medical condition following the rescue.
It also remains unclear whether search and rescue operations are continuing in the area for other possible survivors or victims. The incident underscores the scale of destruction caused by the flash flood across the Himalayan region, an area that has seen an increase in severe natural disasters in recent years.
