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Two rescued alive in Nepal 10 days after catastrophic flooding

A Chinese national was pulled from a tunnel and a local woman from a partially submerged home as teams continued searching for thousands reported missing.

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Adrian Cole
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Source: France 24 International · View original source
Reporter holds a France 24 microphone beside flood debris, with people and hills visible behind him.
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Nepalese rescuers recovered two people alive on Saturday, 10 days after catastrophic flooding struck the country, according to France 24 International.

A Chinese national was pulled from a tunnel, while a local woman was rescued from a partially submerged home. The report did not provide their identities, conditions or the precise locations of the rescues.

Emergency response teams renewed search operations for thousands of people reported missing since the floods. The supplied report did not establish a confirmed final toll.

The rescues came as teams continued working through areas affected by the flooding, with the scale of the missing-persons search still unresolved.

France 24 correspondent Shahzaib Wahlah reported from amid flood debris, where people had gathered near a damaged riverside area.

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