China-Nepal border disaster: 1,000-plus missing as Beijing sends rescue teams
A massive mudslide and flash flood struck the Gyirong Port area along the China-Nepal border on Wednesday, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 1,000 missing across both sides of the divide.
According to the latest official update from the Shigatse municipal government press conference on Thursday morning, three people have been confirmed dead and 558 remain missing on the Chinese side.
Two survivors have been rescued.
Earlier figures of 265 missing were revised upwards as search...
Nepal floods kill 165+, 1,500 missing
- More than 160 dead and hundreds missing after floods on Nepal-Tibet border The National (UAE) —
- Pilgrims at Border Crossing Among 500 Foreign Nationals Missing After Flood The New York Times —
- Scientists link Nepal flood to glacier collapse Punch —
- Was climate change to blame for Nepal's flash flood? Ominous study published just one month ago warned that global warming could spark glacial collapse in the region Daily Mail —
- Terrifying moment workers flee for their lives as 50ft ‘tsunami’ of mud thunders down valley at horror speed in Nepal The Sun —