Rescuers in Nepal pulled three people alive from the debris of devastating floods and landslides ten days after the disaster struck, as the search continues for over 5,000 missing individuals. On Saturday, a Chinese man and a woman were rescued in separate operations, with the woman found in Nuwakot and airlifted to Kathmandu, and the man pulled from a hydropower tunnel as part of the Trishuli hydropower project. This follows the rescue of two Nepalese workers from the same project on Friday. Authorities estimate at least 1,300 people have been killed in the floods, which impacted the districts of Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Tanahun, and believe a glacier collapse was the likely cause.
Approximately 900 workers remain missing, with around 500 believed trapped in tunnels across 12 hydropower projects, prompting a focus on these sites for rescue efforts. The Nepalese army is working alongside disaster experts from China, India, South Korea, and the United States. Footage released by the army shows the rescued woman covered in mud. The rescued man was evacuated by helicopter with assistance from South Korean disaster experts after being pulled from a 225-meter tunnel, according to Nepal’s army.
While left and right-leaning outlets agree on the basic facts of the rescues and the scale of the disaster, the framing differs slightly. Left-leaning sources emphasize the ongoing search and the number of missing, while right-leaning sources focus on the specific details of the rescues themselves. Not in dispute is the immense challenge facing rescuers and the significant loss of life.
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