Nepal Flood Survivor’s Family in China Relieved After Days of Anxious Waiting
He was evacuated by helicopter and remained in stable condition after 10 days trapped in a 225-meter hydropower tunnel, CCTV reported.
- On Saturday, rescuers airlifted 49-year-old Chinese worker Haitao from a 225-meter hydropower tunnel in Nepal, 10 days after devastating floods killed more than 1,300 people. He remains in stable condition.
- Aug floods in Nepal, likely triggered by a glacier collapse, left nearly 4,900 people missing. On the Tibet side of the border, Chinese official news agency Xinhua reported 31 deaths and 531 people missing.
- Haitao's sister Hairong confirmed the rescue after seeing his photo in news reports, while cousin Haiqing used artificial intelligence to translate daily updates from Nepal. Hairong said, "This day has finally come."
- Trapped inside the tunnel, Haitao climbed to the highest point and thought rescue whistles were his imagination. He told Chinese embassy staff, "When they shone before my eyes, I couldnt believe it."
- Haitao, a carpenter from Henan, had traveled to Nepal for his first overseas job in February. His family's relief follows an arduous search, with cousin Haiqing noting, "There is hope when one doesn't give up.
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Rescue operations are continuing amidst severe floods in Nepal. Ten days later, a Chinese citizen Lu Haitao was safely evacuated from the tunnel of the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydroelectric Project. The Nepalese army said that his condition is stable, although symptoms of mild hypothermia were found. Indian rescue teams are also engaged in searching and helping people trapped in the tunnels. Rescue operations are continuing and the teams are ready.
Nepal rescues 2 workers trapped in tunnel 9 days after historical avalanche A 49-year-old Chinese was rescued on Saturday (5) after spending 10 days stuck in a tunnel from a hydroelectric plant in Nepal, hit by floods. In China, Lu Haitio's family members reported days of distress waiting for news and said they only believed in the rescue after seeing a photo of him. Lu was removed from a 225-metre-long tunnel and taken from a helicopter to a ho…
Nepal flood survivor’s family in China relieved after days of anxious waiting - Regional Media News
HONG KONG (AP) - After days of waiting anxiously, Lu Haitao's family could finally breathe a sigh of relief when the Chinese man was rescued from a tunnel in Nepal where devastating floods killed more than 1,300 people. Rescuers carried out Lu from a 225-meter [...]
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