Family held funeral, then heard her cry from beneath the mud

After her family held her funeral, Chandika Shrestha was found alive. She'd survived ten days trapped under a collapsed house.

Why it mattersHer rescue brings hope to a tragedy. The floods killed at least 1,300 people and left 5,000 missing. It shows that survival is possible even against impossible odds.

AustraliaNo direct Australian effect, though her survival demonstrates rescue techniques Australians may learn from in our own flood emergencies.

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