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AsiaPac · 1 hrs ago

Nepal floods: Chinese national rescued alive from hydropower tunnel on Day 10

Nepal Army rescued a foreign national, later identified as a Chinese citizenThe Nepal Army rescued a Chinese national alive from a hydropower tunnel on Saturday, 10 days after floods hit the Himalayan nation's Nuwakot town.“Rescue of foreign national alive from surang of Apar Trishuli,” the Nepal Army posted on X, referring to the Trishuli Hydropower Station in Nuwakot. The post also included a visual of him being brought out of the tunnel.The man was pulled alive from a 225-metre tunnel (about 738 feet) and is undergoing a health assessment. Images showed him being evacuated by helicopter, with an army medic checking on him during the flight.He was later confirmed as a Chinese citizen by the Nepal Prime Minister’s Office, the Associated Press reported.The Nepal Army also rescued a woman a
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