China Says 16 Dead, 546 Missing in Tibet Mudslide: State Media
Chinese officials said a glacier fracture triggered the disaster, and no foreign tourists remain stranded in Gyirong County, CCTV reported.
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The toll of victims of the massive mudslide that swept the border port of Jiirong in the self-governing area of Chitsang in south-western China has risen to 16 dead, while 546 others remain missing, including hundreds of foreigners.
Chinese state media reported on Sunday, citing local officials, that the death toll from a landslide in Tibet had risen to 16, with another 546 people missing.
Chinese soldiers in a rescue operation. Photo: Tanjug/Zheng Chongxi/Xinhua via AP A total of 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries are missing after the landslide, which was triggered along the China-Nepal border on August 26 in the early morning hours, reports CGTN. Among the missing are 104 people from Nepal, 49 from India, 33 from Latvia, 18 from the United States of America, 15 from Great Britain, six each from Canada and Australia, four f…
Floods and landslides triggered by the collapse of a glacier in high-altitude Nepal struck the China-Nepal border crossing in China's Xizang Autonomous Region. While rescue teams responded rapidly, local authorities announced that as of 6 p.m. on Saturday, 16 people had died, 546 were missing, and among the missing were 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries.
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