A Chinese worker trapped in the tunnel of a hydroelectric plant and a 64-year-old woman buried in the mud have been rescued alive in Nepal, 11 days after the tragic flood that has left, so far, more than 1,134 dead.
The woman’s name is Chandrika Shrestha and she was located in a house in the Betrawati market (Nuwakot) on Friday, after rescue teams received a notice that noises were heard, according to local media. In the images released, she is seen conscious, sitting on a thick layer of mud with no distance between the accumulated sediments and the ceiling, while rescuers make their way through a crack.
The Nepal Armed Police was in charge of the rescue. Inspector Suman BK carried out the operation and the woman was taken to the hospital for first aid. She was then taken to Kathmandu. It is not yet known if he had access to water or food during these 11 days.
The worker required urgent medical attention
On the other hand, a worker of Chinese nationality has also been rescued alive from the Audit-4 tunnel of the Upper Trishuli-1 hydroelectric plant, in Rasuwa, in a joint operation by the Nepalese Army and a South Korean team of disaster specialists. He is currently in the Maithil military barracks, where he has received emergency medical attention.
This hydroelectric plant is where efforts are being focused to find survivors, where six still unidentified bodies were recovered and hundreds of workers remain missing.
Two workers rescued from another tunnel
In a nearby gallery, two workers have been found alive, one of them is in critical condition with severe hypothermia and exhaustion, and the other is stable. The four rescues in just 24 hours have renewed the hopes of the teams that continue to search for survivors among the mud, rubble and tunnels of the hydroelectric projects devastated by the flood.
Thus, according to the Nepal authorities there are 1,344 dead – of which 304 are minors -, 8,962 people have been injured and almost 5,000 people are still missing.
