INTERVIEW / Aunt, uncle's sacrifice saved 6-year-old girl trapped by floodwaters in Taiwan: Rescuer
09/27/2025 02:37 PM
A lead rescuer in the flood rescues in eastern Taiwan's Hualien County has recounted to CNA how his team saved a 6-year-old girl trapped inside a house for over a day after a lake created by a landslide overflowed and flooded the town, crediting her survival to the sacrifice of her aunt and uncle in their final moments.
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