Chinese man rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flood
Nepal’s army rescued a Chinese national from a hydropower tunnel and flew him to hospital, a day after two survivors were found at another project
A Chinese national rescued from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, September 5, was flown to an army hospital, ten days after a devastating flood swept through a Himalayan valley.
The Nepali army identified the survivor only as Luhaitao, saying he had been brought out of a 225-metre tunnel at the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project.
Army footage showed him receiving emergency medical attention aboard a helicopter during the journey to hospital.
He appeared exhausted and disoriented, with dried mud and dust covering his skin and clothing, while a uniformed medic used a stethoscope to check his vital signs.
His rescue followed the recovery of two survivors on Friday from a separate tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A Hydropower Station, on the same river.
Rescue workers believe a glacier collapse on the river’s upper reaches on August 26 trapped at least 900 people in tunnels associated with six hydropower projects.
The disaster sent a wall of ice, rock and mud through the valley, killing more than 1,300 people and leaving over 5,600 missing, according to the Reuters report.
