Another survivor rescued 10 days after Nepal's devastating flash flood


Nepal Army soldiers carry Chandika Shrestha after she was rescued alive from Betrawati, following devastating floods and mudslides, in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Saturday, September 5, 2026. -- Photo: REUTERS/Dipen Shrestha

KATHMANDU, Sept 5 (Bernama-dpa) -- Rescue workers in Nepal have pulled another survivor to safety, 10 days after a devastating flash flood in the Himalayas, police said on Saturday, reported German Press Agency (dpa).

A woman in her 60s was rescued alive from a buried house in Betrawati, in Bagmati province, which borders Tibet, a police spokesman said.

She was flown to Kathmandu for treatment. There was no further information about her condition.

More than 1,300 deaths have so far been confirmed as a result of the disaster in Nepal and Tibet. 

In Nepal, the number rose to 1,344, including 85 children, according to the latest information from police there.

The number of missing people has been estimated at nearly 4,900, including 618 foreigners. 

The death toll in Tibet was most recently put at 31. Another 531 people are still missing there.

-- BERNAMA-dpa 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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