The Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) released a video on September 6 showing the moment a Chinese survivor was found in Nepal, ten days after the devastating floods.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, KDRT discovered and rescued the Chinese man on September 5 inside a tunnel at a hydropower plant in Nepal.
The man had been trapped since the floods struck the Himalayan region near the Nepal-China border on August 26, and he was located in the Upper Trishuli (UT)-1 hydropower plant construction site in the central-northern Bagmati Province.
KDRT is also conducting search operations for nine missing South Koreans. The area where the Chinese man was found is close to where the South Koreans disappeared.
In addition, KDRT is utilizing helicopters and drones for the search efforts. A KDRT official stated, "One additional team member who can speak English will be deployed for further searches inside the tunnel today," adding that the Nepalese military expressed gratitude for KDRT's efforts after the tunnel rescue and search operation concluded yesterday.
Meanwhile, the floods have resulted in 1,375 confirmed deaths, with 5,531 individuals reported missing. As search operations continue, the number of casualties is expected to rise.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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