A Chinese man, center, is rescued by Nepali military personnel who were on a joint rescue mission with the Korea Disaster Relief Team from a tunnel for the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project in Nepal on Sept. 5.NEWS1
Chinese Ambassador to Korea Dai Bing on Saturday expressed gratitude to the Korea Disaster Relief Team (KDRT) for rescuing a Chinese survivor from the site of devastating floods in Nepal.
“A Chinese national was safely rescued by Korean and Nepali rescue teams in an area hit by landslides and flooding along the border between Nepal and China,” the Chinese ambassador wrote in Korean on X.
The landslide and massive flooding occurred along the border between Nepal and the Tibet region of China on Aug. 26.
“It was a miracle of life that came 10 days after the disaster,” Dai said. “I extend my deepest gratitude and respect to the rescue teams of both countries. I sincerely hope that all nationals stranded by the disaster will be safely rescued and return home.”
The Korean rescue team on Saturday confirmed the rescue of the Chinese survivor from a tunnel near the weir dam — the upper dam of the Upper Trishuli-1 hydropower project in Nepal’s Rasuwa District, Bagmati Province. Rescuers also recovered the body of one person whose nationality has yet to be identified.
The Chinese man was found at the hydropower plant where nine missing Koreans had been working.
Chinese ambassador’s post thanking the Korean rescue team for rescuing a Chinese national. The post above is written in Korean, while the original Chinese-language post appears below.SCREEN CAPTURE
The rescue marked the ninth survivor saved by the KDRT since its establishment in 2007, according to the Foreign Ministry. The team rescued eight survivors following the 2023 earthquake in Turkey.
The death toll from the flash floods had reached 1,344, according to Nepal’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority on Saturday. The figure included 269 women, 489 men, 52 girls, 33 boys and 501 bodies whose identities have yet to be determined.
About 5,000 people remain listed as missing, including 589 foreign nationals.
Nepali authorities are reviewing the tally, as the figure may include unidentified bodies and people who have already been rescued.
Authorities have rescued 13,098 people so far, including 303 foreign nationals. In addition, 21,402 personnel have been mobilized for the rescue mission.
This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.
