A Police Official Says at Least 22 People Are Dead After Flash Floods in Nepal
Chinese and Nepalese authorities are searching for 384 missing tourists and travelers, including 291 foreigners, after the landslide hit a key border checkpoint.
- On Wednesday, a landslide struck the China-Nepal border at Gyirong Port, causing "major casualties and missing persons," according to state news agency Xinhua.
- Gyirong Port serves as Tibet's primary foreign trade gateway, handling the majority of trade between China and Nepal; trade has grown sharply since the 2022 resumption following Covid-19.
- The Nepal Tourism Board reports 384 individuals missing, including 93 Nepalese and 291 foreigners from India, Australia, and the Netherlands; nationalities of 111 remain unconfirmed.
- Chinese President Jinping ordered local authorities to "spare no effort" in rescue operations; emergency teams deployed heavy construction machinery and reconnaissance drones to the zone.
- Authorities closed all roads to the disaster site for the next seven days as recovery efforts commence. Viral footage circulating online shows the landslide, though The SCMP could not independently verify it.
39 Articles
39 Articles
Massive floods caused by an earthquake have caused at least 19 deaths in Nepal and "many victims" in Tibet. Nepalese authorities have no news of 384 tourists, most of whom are foreigners.The Chinese state media have reported that eight torrents of muddy water have died on Wednesday in Nepal, according to local authorities, as well as "many victims" on the other side of the border with China, Tibet.The Nepalese police have broadcast images of flo…
Torrents of muddy water caused at least 19 deaths on Wednesday in Nepal, where 384 tourists are reported missing according to local authorities, as well as "many victims" on the other side of the border with China, in Tibet, according to the Chinese state media.
In northern Nepal, at least 22 people died after a flood. Several hundred people are missing.
The affected area is that of the district of Rasuwa, the president Xi activates maximum relief (ANSA)
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 48% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
