Rescuers Pull Chinese Worker and Nepali Woman Alive From Flood Wreckage in Nepal
Survivors found days after flooding as Nepal's death toll surpasses 1,331, with people still missing on both sides of the border, Al Jazeera reported.
Rescue workers in Nepal have pulled a Chinese worker and a Nepali woman alive from wreckage caused by devastating floods, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
The rescues came as the death toll from the flooding in Nepal passed 1,331, the report said, with authorities continuing search operations for people still unaccounted for.
According to Al Jazeera, people remain missing on both sides of the border, and the discovery of survivors has fueled hope that more people could still be found alive in the affected areas.
Details on the exact locations and circumstances of the rescues, as well as the broader scale of damage from the flooding, were not immediately available in the report.
This is a developing story, and further details are expected as rescue and recovery efforts continue.
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