49 Indians Among 261 Foreigners Missing After Flash Flood on Tibet-Nepal Border: Officials
China said 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries were missing after the Gyirong border mudslide, and more than 2,100 rescuers were deployed.
- On Sunday, Chinese authorities reported 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries remain missing following a mudslide at Gyirong Port on August 26, with 16 deaths confirmed in the Tibet Autonomous Region.
- CCTV reported on Sunday that scientists attribute the disaster to "glacier instability under the long-term effects of global warming," calling it a "new and prominent feature of cryosphere disasters" on the Tibetan plateau.
- The breakdown of missing persons includes 104 from Nepal, 49 from India, and 33 from Latvia, while Nepal's disaster authority reported 675 deaths and 2,498 missing on its side of the border.
- Foreign Minister Wang described the mudslide as their "most severe cross-border disaster" in recent years, as China mobilized over 2,100 rescue workers and allocated $32.7 million in relief funds.
- The Red Cross estimates that more than 90,000 people have been affected by this complex disaster, with rising water levels in the Trishuli River creating additional risks for rescue operations in the Himalayan region.
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49 Indians among 261 foreigners missing after flash flood on Tibet-Nepal border: Officials
Beijing, Aug 30: Chinese officials on Sunday said 261 foreign nationals, including 49 Indians, remained unaccounted for after a catastrophic flash flood struck Gyirong Port, one of the main border crossings between Nepal and Tibet, on August 26. The 261 foreigners are from 23 countries, Chinese officials told a media briefing at Gyirong, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. The media briefing was held after a joint search and cross-checking of…
Three Malaysians among 261 foreign nationals unaccounted for after Gyirong mudslide at China‑Nepal border
GYIRONG (China), Aug 30 — Three Malaysians are among 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries identified as unaccounted for following a mudslide that struck Gyirong Port along the...
49 Indians among 261 foreigners missing after flash flood on Tibet-Nepal border - The Tribune
Chinese officials on Sunday said 261 foreign nationals, including 49 Indians, remained unaccounted for after a catastrophic flash flood struck Gyirong Port, one of the main border crossings between Nepal and Tibet, on August 26. The 261 foreigners are from 23 countries, Chinese officials told a media briefing at Gyirong, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. […]
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