Woman, Chinese National Rescued From Nepal Tunnel a Day After 2 Nepalis Pulled Out Alive

New Delhi: A Chinese national was pulled alive from a ​tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, ​the authorities said, 10 days ⁠after a wall of ice, ​rock and mud tore through a ​Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people and leaving over 5,600 missing.

The ​Nepali army said the Chinese ​person was rescued from the same hydropower ‌tunnel ⁠on the Trishuli River where two Nepalis were brought out alive the day before in a dramatic ​operation.

Rescue workers ​have ⁠said they believe the August 26 collapse of ​a glacier on the upper ​reaches ⁠of the river trapped at least 900 people in tunnels ⁠related ​to six hydropower projects.

Meanwhile, in Nuwakot town, rescuers pulled a 64-year-old woman identified as Chandika Shrestha alive from a damaged house on Saturday.

Officials said she was being airlifted to Kathmandu for medical treatment.

Photographs from the rescue operation showed emergency workers carrying the woman out of the house wrapped in a grey blanket

Authorities said nearly 900 workers remain missing across 12 hydropower projects in Nepal, with around 500 believed to be trapped inside different tunnels.

The devastating floods, which struck on August 26 and are believed to have been triggered by a glacier collapse, have killed at least 1,300 people. More than 5,000 others remain missing, according to Nepal's disaster management agency. (With Agency Inputs)

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