Bibek Kumal was working in a toilet pit when a wall of water, mud and rocks swept through the area, carrying him downstream until he became trapped in a mango tree and was later rescued by police.

Arabic

«أنقذته شجرة مانجو»: كيف نجا عامل نيبالي من فيضان جارف مميت

كان بيبك كومال يعمل في حفرة مرحاض عندما جرفت جدار من المياه والطين والصخور المنطقة، وجرفه مجرى السيل حتى علق في شجرة مانجو لتقوم الشرطة بإنقاذه لاحقاً.

English

‘Saved by a mango tree’: How a Nepali labourer survived deadly flash flood

Bibek Kumal was working in a toilet pit when a wall of water, mud and rocks swept through the area, carrying him downstream until he became trapped in a mango tree and was later rescued by police.

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