Himalayan 'SOS': Nepal Floods Put China's Mountain Build-up Under Scrutiny
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(Beijing=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Hyun-jung = As massive casualties have occurred due to flooding in the Himalayan mountain region on the border between China and Nepal, China [is...] regarding the Belt and Road Initiative
Himalayan 'SOS': Nepal floods put China's mountain build-up under scrutiny
Nepal's floods have renewed scrutiny of China's dams, tunnels, railways and airfields across the Himalayas. The focus is on how rapid construction may add stress to a mountain system already destabilised by warming, retreating glaciers and thawing permafrost.
Nepal Flood and the Bigger Himalayan Question
Nepal continues to struggle to come to terms with last week’s natural disaster that caused heavy loss of lives and infrastructure in one of its remotest regions abutting Tibet. The disaster has brought into sharp focus the need to review the ongoing mega projects in such fragile ecosystems. The most mysterious project humanity has executed on an unprecedented scale is the Chinese-sponsored hydropower project on the Brahmaputra River, known in Ch…
The deadly floods that devastated the slopes of Tibet and Nepal on 26 August destroyed the Gyirong border post, whose Beijing wanted to make a symbol of its action to develop infrastructure in the region, including a railway line project. Quit ignoring the warning signals.
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