Miraculous rescues 10 days after Nepal floods: Two more found alive amid devastation

In a remarkable display of survival, two individuals, a Chinese national and a 60-year-old woman, were recently pulled alive from debris and a tunnel in Nepal, ten days after devastating floods ravaged the region. These rescues, which occurred on Saturday, September 5, 2026, have offered a beacon of hope amidst a widespread disaster.

The Chinese national, identified as Luhaitao, was extricated from a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project, while Chandika Shrestha, the 60-year-old woman, was rescued from a damaged four-story house in Betrawati, Nuwakot district. The catastrophic floods, triggered by a glacial collapse around August 26, 2026, have led to immense destruction, claiming the lives of almost 1,400 people and leaving thousands more missing.

These miraculous recoveries underscore the resilience of human life in the face of overwhelming natural disaster. Rescue operations are continuing in the flood-affected areas, which have also seen multiple other workers saved from hydropower project sites.