Two More Rescued in Nepal 10 Days After Devastating Floods

Rescue teams in Nepal have saved two additional individuals 10 days after catastrophic floods struck the country, officials confirmed Saturday.

One man was extracted from a 738-foot tunnel at the Trishuli 3A hydropower project in Rasuwa district. The operation involved a joint team of Nepalese military personnel and South Korean disaster experts. Social media posts from the prime minister’s office confirmed the rescue, noting that he was the third worker pulled alive from the facility and was undergoing health assessments. Video footage captured his evacuation by helicopter and medic care during transit.

Separately, a woman was rescued from a mud-covered house in the flood-affected town of Nuwakot. Army spokespersons stated she was located, given bottled water, wrapped in a gray blanket, and airlifted to Kathmandu for further care.

The rescue efforts come as the death toll from the Aug. 26 floods, likely triggered by a glacier collapse, has risen to at least 1,300. Authorities estimate more than 5,000 people remain missing. Approximately 900 workers are unaccounted for across 12 hydropower projects, with roughly 500 believed trapped in tunnels.