Nepal Flash Floods: 97-Year-Old Rescued as Survivor Stories Emerge
Doctors say the 97-year-old is recovering after a four-hour rescue, as more than 3,700 people have been saved in the floods.
- On Friday, rescuers freed 97-year-old Guna Maya Bohara from flood debris in Nepal after a four-hour operation, with her great-nephew Dipak Bohara traveling from Kathmandu to assist.
- The disaster began Wednesday when a glacier collapse in the Himalayan border region triggered flash floods, killing hundreds of people across Nepal and Tibet.
- More than 3,700 people have been rescued in Nepal so far, according to the Associated Press, with thousands of security personnel deployed to reach isolated communities accessible only by helicopter.
- Complications persist as debris blocks the Bhotekoshi River, while India reports around 320 nationals remain uncontactable and Chinese rescue teams continue evacuations around Gyirong County.
- India has deployed relief flights and a tunnel rescue team to help restore connectivity, underscoring the disaster's significant international dimension as recovery efforts continue across the region.
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More than 600 people have died so far in the devastating floods and landslides in Nepal, while over 2,400 are missing. The most famous case is that of 97-year-old Guna Maya Bhohra, who was rescued from the rubble of a care home in the bucket of a JCB machine.
Nepal flash floods: 97-year-old rescued as survivor stories emerge
A 97-year-old woman was pulled alive from a collapsed Nepal care home as flash flood survivors recounted narrow escapes. Their testimonies underline the scale of destruction, with over 600 dead and thousands still missing.
After a four-hour rescue operation, this non-agenary was able to be removed from the mud and debris.
Guna Mava Bohara, 97, was rescued from the rubble of her flooded house in Nepal, her great-nephew Dipak Bohara told the BBC. It took four hours to free the woman. When she was freed, he said, she looked like a "warrior" returning from a victorious battle.
The BBC reported that a 97-year-old woman rescued from the debris caused by the floods in Nepal on the 26th (local time) is currently recovering in a hospital. According to the BBC report, doctors in charge stated that as of the 28th, the rescued elderly woman is recovering in the hospital.
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