Nepal-Tibet Border Floods
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Devastating floods and landslides on the Nepal-China border have killed over 390 people and left more than 1,400 missing. A 5.0 magnitude earthquake also struck Tibet near the Nepal border, prompting a flood alert for a dam. Chinese authorities are evacuating Tibetan towns as floodwaters threaten to breach a newly formed lake.
NYT: Flood disaster on China-Nepal border leaves heavy casualties as China suppresses Tibet coverage
As rescuers began assessing the damage from the deadly Aug. 26 floods in the Himalayas, Chinese authorities turned to another task: blocking accounts of the disaster that had not received official approval. According to a New York Times report cited in the article, Chinese censors quickly deleted videos filmed at the scene and eyewitness accounts from social media. State-media journalists and onli…
China-Nepal floods: No one could have outrun the debris flow, research finds
The debris flow that struck the Gyirong Port border checkpoint between China and Nepal moved so quickly that even the world’s fastest sprinters could not have escaped it, researchers said. A team from…
China accused of concealing flood’s impact in Tibet
The human toll of a Himalayan flash flood appears sharply divided along the border: more than 1,000 people have been confirmed dead and over 4,000 remain missing, while China reports 16 deaths and 546…
Nepal and China raise flood death toll above 1,000 as thousands remain missing
The death toll from a massive flood in the Nepal-China border region has risen above 1,000, while thousands of people remain unaccounted for as rescue teams continue searching across more than 150 kil…
China Accused of Restricting Information About Floods in Tibet
Human rights organizations have accused China of limiting information about floods in Tibet. They say journalists have been barred from affected areas and cannot speak with families there. The organiz…
China warns of new natural dams after devastating flood
China has warned that the danger has not ended along the Nepal-Tibet border, where landslides could form new natural dams after last week’s devastating flood. The Ministry of Water Resources said sate…
Floods in Tibet and Nepal raise safety questions over China’s planned mega-dam
The floods that ravaged Nepal and Tibet have intensified questions about China’s plan to build the world’s largest hydropower project on the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo, known downstream as t…
Nepal-China flood death toll tops 1,000 as Nepal’s PM calls for climate action
The death toll from floods along the China-Nepal border has exceeded 1,000, while thousands of people remain missing as rescue operations enter a seventh day. Nepal’s disaster authority reported at le…
Floods in Nepal and Tibet kill more than 1,000, with thousands missing
Floods in Nepal and Tibet have killed 1,003 people, according to the figures given, with Nepal accounting for at least 987 deaths and Tibet for 16. A total of 4,462 people remain missing. Nepal’s miss…
