Families Seek Answers After Tibet-Nepal Mudslide Leaves 261 Foreigners Missing
Families say China has shared little information as authorities report 261 foreign nationals still missing and continue DNA identification efforts.
- Chinese state media reported Sunday that the death toll from last month's Himalayan floods in Tibet rose to 43, with Xinhua stating the disaster "left 43 dead and 519 missing, according to the latest count."
- A glacial and mountain collapse on Aug 26 devastated the Tibet-Nepal border, killing nearly 1,400 people and leaving more than 5,500 missing across the two countries.
- Families of missing pilgrims allege an information blackout in China, worsening their agony. Naresh Goyal, brother of missing British national Neetu Goyal Tiwari, said, "We are not getting anything from China, whether my sister is safe or alive or dead."
- Beijing claimed its flood information releases were "transparent and timely" during briefings for 23 countries on Monday, though diplomats said China shared no details on DNA identification protocols.
- Unlike Nepal, where authorities actively share information and conduct DNA testing, China has not provided video or facial-recognition images from the Gyirong Port, leaving families frustrated.
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Hundreds of foreign tourists and pilgrims are still missing.
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The death toll following the floods in Nepal and Tibet has risen to 1,384. The natural disaster has claimed at least 1,341 lives in Nepal and at least 43 in Tibet, according to the countries' latest figures.
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China has confirmed that 43 people have died and 519 are still missing after heavy floods hit Nepal and Tibet more than a week ago. Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported that 261 of the missing are foreign nationals. According to Nepal's disaster management agency, the floods have so far caused more than 1,300 deaths on both sides of the border, while about 5,000 people are still missing. Experts suspect that the floods may have been caused by…
Today, on Sunday, the Chinese authorities announced the death of 43 people, and the loss of 519 others, following a mud slide resulting from the collapse of an ice river at a high altitude south-west of the country on a border crossing with Nepal.
The number of deaths in the slide followed by flooding occurred on 26 August on the border between Tibet, territory occupied by China, and Nepal rose from 31 to 43 victims on the Chinese side, informed on Sunday (6) the Chinese state press. GLOBO in the World: receive international news directly on your mobile phone Want to live away? GLOBO tool gathers information on cost and quality of life, wages, visas and opportunities from 36 countries The…
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