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Nepal Police Rescues Chandika Shrestha After 11 Days

9/7/2026

Summary

Police Rescue

Police rescued Chandika Kumari Shrestha alive after 11 days trapped in a collapsed house.
Inspector Mahendra Darnal led a 45-minute operation that found her in a narrow air pocket.
The Nepal Army helicopter airlifted her to Birendra Military Hospital for treatment.
India sent tunnel-rescue teams, a 19-member forensic team and five relief flights to aid Nepal.

Summary

Flood Destroys Betrawati

The flood destroyed Betrawati’s historic market and a four-kilometre stretch of the Trishuli-Betrawati road.
Uttargaya Dham and the Ghanta Ghar were completely destroyed by the flood.
Around 20–22 households now live in tents on Sworadanda hill after losing their homes.
The settlement housed 230–235 households and 700–800 people of Dangol, Tamang, Brahmin and Magar families.
Villagers will hold mourning rituals in Kathmandu before returning when new housing is arranged.

History

Historical Context

On 25 April 2015 a magnitude-7.8 quake struck Nepal, triggering avalanches that killed 24 people on Everest and prompting a rescue in which an Indian Army team recovered 19 bodies and saved 61 climbers. That cooperation forms the backdrop for today’s collapse rescue, where Inspector Mahendra Darnal, a Nepal Army helicopter and India’s tunnel-rescue team locate Chandika Kumari.

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Police Rescue

Police rescued Chandika Kumari Shrestha alive after 11 days trapped in a collapsed house.
Inspector Mahendra Darnal led a 45-minute operation that found her in a narrow air pocket.
The Nepal Army helicopter airlifted her to Birendra Military Hospital for treatment.
India sent tunnel-rescue teams, a 19-member forensic team and five relief flights to aid Nepal.

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