"Muddy Water Surged Four Stories High… We Ran for Our Lives"

[Anchor]

While the fates of still 1,500 people remain unconfirmed, some have managed to be rescued. Survivors recounted the tense situation at the time, stating they had no choice but to run frantically to stay alive.

This is a report from reporter Jeon Yeonnam.

[Reporter]

House-sized muddy water pours down, instantly sweeping over the construction site and the village.

The village, hit by a massive flood, has turned into a mud field, with only the upper parts of some buildings visible here and there through the mud showing traces of the settlement.

It is literally reduced to ruins, making it impossible to tell where the road is and where the river is.

Survivors, including foreign tourists who were narrowly rescued and gathered at a military training center in the Nuwakot region, stroked their chests in relief while vividly testifying to the escape situation.

[Anjana Raja / Indian Tourist and Survivor: I saw muddy water violently surge up as high as four stories. We ran frantically to survive. We sprinted up 500 steps toward the mountain to find a safe place.]

They also explained that right before the massive flood hit, they heard a tremendous roaring sound that could be mistaken for an earthquake.

[Anjana Raja / Indian Tourist and Survivor: It was like a huge boulder falling. It was the sound of a big rock crashing hard into water, like when an extremely large stone drops into water and creates a splash. So at first, I thought it was an earthquake.]

Running toward higher ground was the only way.

[Stefano Rutumulo / Italian Tourist and Survivor: There was nothing else we could do except flee. The road is about 40 to 50 meters wide, and all that happened in just one minute.]

Although they narrowly escaped with their lives, survivors remain stranded as roads are cut off in various places and continue to go hungry in the wake of the massive flood, a Korean missionary in the region reported.

[Heo Eon-yak / Korean Missionary Residing in Nepal: There are a huge number of people in that village over there, but we cannot reach that village at all. With no food right now, 250 children who gathered after having classes at a school haven't been able to eat for two days...]

It is reported that many survivors were separated from their families after leaving for work or school, unable to even confirm whether they are alive or dead.

[Video Editing: So Ji-hye]
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