261 Foreigners Among 546 Missing After China-Nepal Border Mudslide
- A mudslide at Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border has left 546 people missing, including 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries, according to local authorities in China's Tibet Autonomous Region.
- Among the missing foreign nationals are 104 from Nepal, 49 from India, 33 from Latvia, 18 from the United States, and 15 from Britain, and Chinese authorities have notified their embassies and set up English-language hotlines for families.
- The disaster is linked to glacier instability caused by global warming and has resulted in at least 16 deaths in Gyirong County and affected over 90,000 people according to the Red Cross.
- China has mobilized over 2,100 rescue workers and provided financial aid and disaster relief supplies to Nepal, coordinating efforts to identify missing persons and strengthen cross-border disaster cooperation.
18 Articles
18 Articles
China-Nepal Floods: 261 Foreigners From 23 Countries Missing in Tibet
Chinese authorities released the first country-by-country breakdown of missing foreigners on Sunday, four days after a glacier collapse on Aug. 26 triggered catastrophic floods along the China-Nepal border.
New provisional assessment The provisional assessment on the Nepalese side has increased to 781 dead and 2,502 missing, announced the Nepali emergency management authority. On the Chinese side, the assessment is 16 dead and 546 missing, said the state television station CCTV, stating that 261 of the missing are foreign nationals, including 104 Nepalese, 49 Indians, 33 Latvians, 18 Americans and two French. The provisional total of the victims of…
Saudi Gazette
AlKhaleej Today261 foreigners among 546 missing after China-Nepal border mudslide
At least 546 people, including 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries, remain missing after a mudslide at Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border, with 16 confirmed dead.
Devastating Mudslide: At least 16 dead, 546 missing after disaster hit border port in China's Xizang
In China's Xizang Autonomous Region, at least 16 people have been confirmed dead and 546 others remain missing after a mudslide struck Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border. Authorities explain the cause of the disaster, which took only about six to seven minutes to unfold. Our reporter Gong Ming was there.
China Daily
risingnepaldaily.com261 foreign nationals reported missing after mudslide hits border port in Xizang
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 78% of the sources lean Left
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
