Rescuers in Nepal pull 2 people alive from the debris 10 days after devastating floods

Kathmandu, Nepal — Rescuers in Nepal pulled two alive 10 days after floods struck the country, as teams continued scouring for thousands of missing people. A Chinese man, Lu Haitao, was rescued from a 225-meter tunnel at the Trishuli hydropower project, the third survivor drawn from the site after two Nepalese workers were rescued on Friday. A joint rescue team of Nepalese military personnel and South Korean disaster experts evacuated Lu by helicopter, and he underwent a health assessment at a hospital. CCTV footage released by Chinese state media showed rescuers carrying him out, with Lu telling officers that he repeatedly shouted when lights appeared, but his pleas went unheard earlier. Rescue teams from India, China, South Korea and the United States have been searching through debris, damaged structures and tunnels at about 12 hydroelectric projects, where roughly 900 workers are missing and about 500 are believed trapped. In Nuwakot town, a woman was rescued alive from a mud-slicked house and airlifted to Kathmandu for treatment. Officials said the floods on August 26, likely caused by glacier collapse, have killed about 1,300 people and left more than 5,000 missing, underscoring the scale of the disaster and ongoing multinational relief efforts.