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- Ten days after catastrophic flooding triggered by a glacier collapse in Nepal's Langtang region, rescue teams pulled two people alive from the disaster zone: a Chinese citizen trapped in the Trishuli 3A hydropower tunnel and a woman, Chandika Shrestha, trapped under the rubble of her house in Nuwakot district.
- Both were airlifted to Kathmandu for emergency treatment.
- The floods, which struck on August 26, have killed over 1,300 people with over 5,000 still missing, including around 900 workers from 12 hydropower projects.
- International rescue teams from India, Australia and South Korea are on site, and the UN has appealed for $50 million in aid.
What to watch next
- Rescue of around 500 workers feared trapped in deep tunnels, with drilling underway
- Efforts to locate over 5,000 people still missing after the floods
- UN relief and rehabilitation efforts following the $50 million aid appeal
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