Sustained on Noodles, 97-Year-Old Woman Pulled From Rubble: How People Survived Nepal Flash Floods

Nepal floods: 97-yr-old woman pulled alive from rubble

Extraordinary accounts of survival are emerging from Nepal's devastating flash floods, including a 97-year-old woman rescued from rubble and individuals who fled collapsing settlements, spending nights stranded in forests before rescue.

Buried under rubble for hours, 97-year-old Guna Bohara emerges like a warrior, now face of Nepal floods

Guna Maya Bohara's story is one of the many tales of survival from flood-ravaged areas of Nepal, where people fled collapsing settlements on Wednesday, seeking refuge on hillsides and spending nights stranded in forests before rescuers could reach them.

97-Year-Old Emerged From Rubble Like "A Warrior", Became Face Of Nepal Floods

The operation to rescue Guna Maya Bohara took four hours and involved the police and the Nepalese army.

Sustained on noodles, 97-year-old woman pulled from rubble: How people survived Nepal flash floods

Devastating flash floods struck Nepal earlier this week, leaving over 600 people dead and more than 2,400 still missing as of Saturday. 

Swept away, buried and stranded: Nepal flood survivors recall desperate escapes - The Tribune

The images of a mud-covered elderly woman being carried to safety in the scoop of a digger have come to symbolise extraordinary accounts of survival in Nepal’s devastating flash floods. The woman, 97-year-old Guna Maya Bohara, was pulled alive from the rubble of her care home after a four-hour rescue operation. Her doctors say she […]