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Mother Reunited with 8-Year-Old Who Climbed Trees to Survive Nepal Floods

UNICEF said at least 17,000 children were affected as Nepal and government workers reunite families separated by the floods.

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By Sahana Bajracharya NUWAKOT, Nepal, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Zoyal Ghale, who ran into a forest and climbed trees to escape Nepal's deadly floods, was reunited with his mother on Friday after she had begun to fear he and his brother had both perished in th...

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Zoyal Galle, 8, who managed to climb a tree to escape devastating floods in Nepal, was reunited with his mother on Thursday after she began to fear her two sons had been killed at their school. The 8-year-old was airlifted from the devastated Raswa district on Thursday. He had a broken leg and bruises on his face. At the same time, his 28-year-old mother was going from one shelter to another looking for her two missing children. “I didn’t find m…

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8-year-old Zoyal Galle was found in the arms of his mother, Mati Maya Tamang, after surviving the devastating floods in Nepal by climbing a tree.

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An eight-year-old boy survived the devastating tidal wave in Nepal by fleeing into the forest with a friend and seeking shelter in the trees. Zoyal Ghale broke his right leg and sustained cuts and abrasions. He was then taken to a hospital. His mother had no idea where he was and thought she had lost him. Eventually, they found each other. Follow all developments in our live blog.

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8-year-old Zoyal Galle, who was rescued from floods in Nepal by climbing a tree, has been reunited with his mother, who was desperately searching for her two missing children, fearing they were dead.

At least 17,000 children have been affected by floods in Rasuva, Nuwakot and Dading districts north of Kathmandu, UNICEF, the United Nations children's agency, said, adding that it was working with the Nepalese government to identify, register and reunite children separated from their families.

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WTVB broke the news on Friday, August 28, 2026.
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