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Nepali woman rescued alive after 10 days trapped in mud-buried home
A 64-year-old woman in Nepal was airlifted to hospital after rescue teams discovered her alive in her home that had been partially buried by mud. Chandika Shrestha had been trapped in the structure for more than 10 days before her rescue.
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Rescue operations in Nepal concluded successfully with the discovery of Chandika Shrestha, 64, who was found alive in her partially buried home after spending more than 10 days trapped inside. The woman's survival in the mud-inundated dwelling marked a significant recovery effort by local rescue teams who worked to access the structure.
Following her discovery, Shrestha was airlifted from the site to a hospital for medical evaluation and treatment. The rescue operation highlighted the challenges faced by residents in affected areas, where natural disasters and geological hazards pose ongoing risks to communities.
Details surrounding the incident, including the cause of the home's partial burial and the circumstances of Shrestha's initial entrapment, underscored the vulnerability of settlements in regions prone to such environmental events. Her rescue added to ongoing relief and recovery efforts being conducted in the affected region.