Rescuers freed a Chinese hydropower worker and a Nepali woman after nine days trapped in a 225‑meter tunnel, while a 64‑year‑old woman was pulled from a collapsed home, renewing hope that more victims may still be alive amid the ongoing search for thousands missing.
The Chinese worker was extracted on Saturday by a joint team of Nepali soldiers and South Korean disaster specialists and airlifted to Kathmandu, appearing stable but mildly hypothermic, while the Nepali woman was recovered from her flooded house in Nuwakot district and taken to Kathmandu for treatment.
The flood has killed at least 1,331 people and left roughly 5,000 missing, including about 900 unaccounted workers and 500 believed trapped in damaged hydropower tunnels, prompting continued searches by Nepalese forces and international teams from India, China, South Korea and the United States.
While officials report at least 1,331 deaths, other reports cite 1,200 confirmed fatalities, and rescuers continue to believe additional workers remain alive in the tunnel, leaving the final casualty count and rescue outcomes still unresolved.