Nepali Woman Found Alive After Family Mourns Her Death in Devastating Floods
Chandika Kumari Shrestha was discovered alive inside her ruined home in Betrabati village ten days after severe flooding. Her family had already begun mourning her presumed death as the national death toll surpassed 1,300.
In a miraculous turn of events following Nepal's catastrophic flooding, a woman whose family had already presumed her dead and begun mourning has been found alive. Chandika Kumari Shrestha was rescued from the ruins of her home in the village of Betrabati, located in Nepal, exactly ten days after the disaster struck the region.
The harrowing ordeal came to light on a Saturday when police officer Mahendra Darnal and his dedicated team stumbled upon the survivor during a perilous search operation. According to the statements provided by officer Mahendra Darnal, the victim's four-story house had been completely inundated by the relentless floodwaters and had sunk deep into treacherous quicksand.
Officer Mahendra Darnal described the dramatic moment they located the trapped survivor amidst the debris of her once-standing home. While walking around the perimeter of the submerged and heavily damaged four-story building, the rescue team suddenly heard a faint human voice crying out for assistance, pleading specifically, ‘Save me’.
Responding swiftly to the desperate plea, officer Mahendra Darnal and his rescue personnel initiated a tense, intricate operation to extract the trapped woman. The grueling rescue mission lasted for a total of forty-five minutes before they successfully pulled her out from the collapsed interior of the building.
Following her miraculous extraction from the quicksand and debris, Chandika Kumari Shrestha was immediately transported to a secure military medical facility for urgent evaluation and treatment. Prior to her sudden discovery, officer Mahendra Darnal noted that he had been in direct communication with her grieving relatives as they commenced their traditional eleven days of mourning.
This extraordinary survival story emerges against the backdrop of a massive national catastrophe that has devastated communities across the country. According to official figures compiled during the disaster, more than 1,300 people have tragically lost their lives in the severe flooding that swept across Nepal.
