Nepal floods latest: Girl, 5, reunited with parents after dramatic rescue from flash flood debris
Rescue teams in Nepal are searching for up to 3,000 people missing after catastrophic flash floods on the Nepal-China border. Efforts have entered their fifth day, including operations to pump air into a hydropower tunnel to locate missing workers. Amid the devastation, several children have been found alive under debris, including a 5-year-old girl near Syabrubesi who was rescued after two days and a 6-year-old in Rasuwa found after three days. Some students survived school destruction because they had left their classrooms for lunch.
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- ✓ Rescue efforts have entered their fifth day.
- ✓ A 5-year-old girl was rescued alive from rubble near Syabrubesi after two days.
- ✓ A 6-year-old child was rescued alive in Rasuwa after three days under debris.
- ✓ Some students survived the destruction of their schools by leaving classrooms for lunch.
What changed
Rescuers are now pumping air into a hydropower tunnel to find missing workers.
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Nepal flood rescues continue as missing count reaches 3,000
Rescue teams in Nepal are searching for up to 3,000 people missing after catastrophic flash floods on the Nepal-China border. Efforts have entered their fifth day, including operations to pump air into a hydropower tunnel to locate missing workers. Amid the devastation, several children have been found alive under debris, including a 5-year-old girl near Syabrubesi who was rescued after two days and a 6-year-old in Rasuwa found after three days. Some students survived school destruction because they had left their classrooms for lunch.
Why it matters
Flash floods have caused widespread death and destruction across the Nepal-China border region. The scale of the disaster is evidenced by thousands of missing persons and the collapse of infrastructure, including schools and hydropower tunnels.
What is confirmed
- Rescue efforts have entered their fifth day.
- A 5-year-old girl was rescued alive from rubble near Syabrubesi after two days.
- A 6-year-old child was rescued alive in Rasuwa after three days under debris.
- Some students survived the destruction of their schools by leaving classrooms for lunch.
Still unconfirmed
- A 7-year-old girl was rescued alive from Timure four days after the flood.
What to watch next
- Results of the air pumping operation in the hydropower tunnel
- Official confirmation of the total death toll and missing persons count
confidence 80%Sources used for this update (10)
- BBC — Nepal floods latest: Rescue efforts enter fifth day with more than 2,400 missing after flash flood
- www.cnn.com — Rescuers pump air into hydropower tunnel in search for missing workers after Nepal-China flooding
- NDTV — After 3 Days Under Flood Debris, 6-Year-Old Rescued Alive In Rasuwa, Nepal
- NepalNews — Four days after flash flood, 7-year-old girl rescued alive from Timure
- facebook.com — नेपाल: बाढ़ के दो दिन बाद मलबे से निकाली गई 5 साल की बच्ची माता-पिता से मिली, अब कैसी है हालत https://bbc.in/46uLuI6
- India Today — Video: Buried under debris for 3 days, 6-year-old survives Nepal flood devastation
- News18 — Nepal Flood: Rescuers Thought It Was A Cat, Then Found A 5-Year-Old Girl Alive Under Rubble | Video | World News
- apnews.com — Saved by a lunch break: Nepal floods destroyed many schools, but students at this school survived
- www.news9live.com — Nepal floods: 5-year-old girl saved from rubble after rescuers mistake her cries for a cat | WATCH
- www.unilad.com — Harrowing moment five-year-old girl is pulled alive from rubble after devastating Nepal floods
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