Almost 60 hours a six-year-old girl remained trapped under the rubble left by the flood in Timure, in the north of Nepal. The girl was found alive by members of the Armed Police, in one of the few survivor rescues recorded in recent days.
Emergency teams had to manually make their way through stones, wood, metal sheets, and remains of structures dragged by the current to reach the narrow space where the girl was.
The images of the operation show the rescuers carrying her in their arms from an area covered by mud and debris. At first, she appeared apparently unconscious, but after receiving emergency care, she was recorded conscious, warm, and receiving food at a security post near Timure.
The procedure was recorded in a video released this Saturday by the Armed Police of Nepal, which placed the time elapsed from the flood to the discovery of the girl at almost 60 hours.
Timure, located near the border with China, was among the most affected towns by the flood, which destroyed homes, businesses, and infrastructure along the corridor of the Bhotekoshi and Trishuli rivers.
As days pass, the tasks have become more complex. The mud, rocks, and remains of constructions began to dry and compact in some areas, forcing rescuers to slowly remove the material.
Authorities also warn that the chances of finding people alive decrease as hours go by.
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Thousands of members of the Army, police, and Armed Police remain deployed in the affected areas. Helicopters continue to be used to reach places where roads remain blocked.
Meanwhile, teams continue recovering bodies that were dragged downstream, some found far from the places where they had disappeared.
While operations continue, the National Authority for Disaster Risk Reduction and Management of Nepal (NDRRMA) raised this Saturday to 675 the number of bodies recovered after Wednesday’s flood in the Bhote Koshi basin.
The agency also estimates 2,418 people remain cut off or missing, including 589 foreigners and 933 workers linked to hydroelectric projects in the area.
The Nepal Tourism Board reported, for its part, that 184 tourists have been rescued alive and another 420 remain missing. Among those evacuated this Saturday are two Spanish citizens.
The Nepalese government also requested international assistance in forensic matters and corpse preservation, along with specialized teams to try to rescue workers who may remain trapped in flooded tunnels of hydroelectric plants.
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