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Nepal: two people rescued alive 10 days after flash floods

Euronews Portugal5 September 2026 at 13:26

Ten days after flash floods devastated Nepal, a woman and a man were rescued alive on Saturday in separate search operations.

More than 5,000 people remain missing and at least 1,300 have died as a result of the flooding.

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