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Where Is the Chinese Government? Online Users Compile Names of Police and Soldiers Missing in Tibet Flood

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A flood on the China-Nepal border on Aug. 26 buried the Gyirong port building in a mudslide, leaving many border personnel missing.
  • Chinese authorities reported 31 deaths and 531 people missing on the evening of Sept. 4, but the identities of missing military and police personnel remained unclear.
  • Internet users assembled a names-and-photos list from family notices and colleagues’ recollections, while the article says Nepal publicly released lists of those rescued and missing.

After a devastating flood buried the Gyirong border crossing in Tibet, the names of missing military and police personnel are being compiled by Chinese internet users rather than released in an official list.

The disaster struck the China-Nepal border on Aug. 26, when a mudslide buried the border-port building. By the evening of Sept. 4, Chinese authorities had counted 31 deaths and 531 people missing. Yet the public still did not know which personnel were unaccounted for.

A list titled “Missing Military and Police Personnel at the Tibet Gyirong Port” rose on Weibo’s trending searches. It includes names and photographs, and users reportedly assembled it from family notices seeking relatives and recollections from colleagues. The list is not an official or complete record, so it may contain duplicate entries or errors.

One Weibo user questioned why the authorities had not published a list. The user was then attacked by nationalists, who accused the person of being a “1450,” a term referring to Taiwanese internet operatives. Others said officials were still conducting rescue work and wanted to wait until the situation was confirmed before releasing names.

The article contrasts this with Nepal, which it says publicly released lists of rescued and missing people for families to consult.

Why has the government not released the list?

· A Weibo userThe question prompted online criticism after users compiled their own list of missing personnel.
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