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Nepalese authorities announced the rescue of 118 Nepalese individuals and one British man from the rubble of a devastating flood nearly a week after the disaster. Search and rescue operations are ongoing as the death toll from the flooding in Nepal and China exceeds 1,000 people.
Search and rescue operations continue with 118 Nepalese and one British national rescued from the rubble following last week’s flooding. A British rapid deployment team is assisting local authorities and the British embassy in Nepal to support affected families, but the whereabouts of 33 British nationals, including the Sahu family, remain unknown.
Nepalese authorities confirmed the rescue of 118 Nepalese individuals and one British national, with a UK rapid deployment team in Nepal to assist families of missing Britons. Rescue efforts remain focused on locating the Sahus, including 13-year-old Syna Kumari Sahu, who is still unaccounted for as the death toll exceeds 1,000.
What remains unclear — The whereabouts of the Sahu family, consisting of a father, mother, and two children, are still unknown after a week of searching.
British man rescued alive from rubble after Nepal disaster, authorities confirm
Nepalese authorities announced that 118 Nepalese people and one British man were pulled alive from the rubble nearly a week after the disaster.
In a press conference, rescue workers shared updates on the ongoing search for survivors after a deadly flood.
The British man rescued today has not been identified, but he was one of 33 nationals unaccounted for.
The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China has passed more than 1,000 people.
On Saturday, a rapid deployment team from the UK arrived in Nepal to provide support for Britons and their families.
The team, comprising specially trained crisis response staff, will work alongside the British embassy and local authorities.
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The Sahus are some of the Brits missing after father Santosh, wife Surabhi and their two children vanished during the flood.
Their youngest, Syna Kumari Sahu, at just 13, is the youngest Briton still missing in the flooding disaster in Nepal.
Search and rescue operations are underway (Picture: Shutterstock)
Santosh’s brother Murali told WTX all his family, back in London, can do is wait by the phone for any updates and share their photo on social media.
He said: ‘We spoke for the last time over the phone on Tuesday. They were enjoying themselves in Khatmandu.
‘We really miss them. It’s been a week and we still haven’t heard anything from them. The embassy have been helping us but there is no information.’
Getting emotional, he addressed them directly: ‘For God’s sake, please call just once. We are praying for you every day.
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