Nepal rescuers find girl alive under debris three days after flood

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Nepal rescuers find girl alive under debris three days after flood

Rescuers in Nepal's Rasuwa district pulled a six-year-old girl alive from under debris on Friday, three days after a catastrophic flood struck the Himalayan nation. The girl was airlifted to a Kathmandu hospital on Saturday and is receiving treatment. The discovery came as the death toll from the August 26 flood reached 750, with more than 3,000 missing.

Key Facts

Rescuers found a six-year-old girl alive under debris in Rasuwa district on Friday, three days after the flood.
The girl was airlifted to a Kathmandu hospital on Saturday and is undergoing treatment.
The death toll from the August 26 flood has reached 750, with more than 3,000 missing, including three Kazakh citizens.
The flood was triggered by a massive ice and rock collapse from a glacier that fell more than a kilometer, temporarily blocking the river and then bursting.

The Rescue

Police heard cries from under the debris while searching after a landslide in the Bhote Koshi riverbed. The girl was found alive under earth and debris in Rasuwa district on Friday. She was airlifted to a Kathmandu hospital on Saturday and is receiving treatment.

Flood Impact

The flood hit northern Nepal on the morning of August 26 after a powerful water flow from the Chinese side surged into the Bhote Koshi and Trishuli river valleys. It buried hundreds of people and destroyed homes, roads, and bridges. The death toll has reached 750, with more than 3,000 missing, including three Kazakh citizens.

Cause of Disaster

Scientists believe the catastrophe was caused by the collapse of a large mass of ice and rock followed by a landslide. A huge mass of ice and stones broke off from a glacier and fell from a height of more than one kilometer. The debris temporarily blocked the river, and then the natural dam burst, causing a powerful flow of water, mud, and debris that hit downstream settlements.

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Nepal rescuers find girl alive under debris three days after flood

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