# 225-meter hydropower tunnel

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-06**: Rescue reported; family relieved — AP and other outlets report the rescue; Lu's family in China confirms he is safe after seeing his photo in the news.
- **2026-09-05**: Lu rescued from hydropower tunnel — Rescuers carry Lu out of a 225-meter (740-foot) hydropower tunnel and evacuate him by helicopter, 10 days after the floods.
- **2026-09-01**: Family learns Lu is missing — Lu's cousin is told he is missing six days after the floods; his sister monitors a mutual-aid group for families of the missing.
- **2026-08-26**: Glacier-collapse floods hit Nepal — Floods likely caused by a glacier collapse kill more than 1,300 people; nearly 4,900 go missing in Nepal, with 31 dead and 531 missing in Tibet.
- **2026-02**: Lu Haitao leaves for Nepal — Lu, a 49-year-old farmer from Henan province, travels to Nepal for his first overseas job, mainly carpentry, with a fellow villager.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Glacier-Collapse Floods Kill 1,300+ in Nepal; Survivor Rescued From Tunnel
2026-09-07 19:58:43 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 4

A likely glacier-collapse flood killed more than 1,300 people in Nepal and left nearly 4,900 missing, spilling into Tibet where 31 died. The rescue of a Chinese worker from a 225-meter hydropower tunnel after 10 days highlights both the human toll and the exposure of Himalayan clean-energy infrastructure to accelerating glacial hazards.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/nepal-glacier-flood-survivor-hydropower-climate-risk

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