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- Rescuers use ziplines to transport trapped citizens after devastating Nepal floods decimate country’s bridges (foxnews.com)
Rescue teams in Nepal have been employing cable cars and ziplines to evacuate stranded residents after devastating floods and mudslides in August destroyed critical bridges in the region.
Video footage reveals rescue workers pulling ropes to transport people stuck on an embankment bordered by a swollen river. In one striking scene from Nuwakot, two individuals are seen seated in a small box attached to a wire, being pulled across the river to safety.
These rescue operations are part of ongoing efforts in both Nepal and neighboring China to respond to the catastrophic mudslide and floods that struck Tibet’s Gyirong Valley and Nepal’s Trishuli River Valley on August 26.
As of Wednesday, Nepal has confirmed at least 1,114 fatalities with nearly 4,000 people still missing. On the Chinese side, authorities report 16 confirmed deaths and 541 missing persons.
In Nepal’s Rasuwa district, search teams continue to probe a hydropower tunnel where it is believed survivors may be trapped. Amshu Kiran Shahi, a board member of the Nepal Electricity Authority overseeing the plant, informed Reuters that approximately 46 individuals might be confined within a tunnel chamber in Rasuwagadhi.
Meanwhile, a senior official from the former U.S. administration confirmed to Fox News that two more Americans have reached safety in Nepal, bringing the total number of rescued U.S. citizens to 16. However, about 75 Americans remain unaccounted for in the region, though no American fatalities have been reported at this time.
Drone imagery from the disaster zone shows extensive damage, with buildings and homes coated in mud along the Likhu River in Nuwakot district.
Fox News Digital has reached out to both the U.S. State Department and Nepal’s Foreign Ministry for further updates on the ongoing rescue efforts and missing persons status.