Silent Toll at the Nepal-Tibet Border: Families Seek News After Flood Devastation
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A glacier-triggered flood along the Nepal-Tibet border killed many and left thousands missing. Nepal reports about 4,216 missing, while China says far fewer are unaccounted on its side (541, including 261 foreigners), amid tightened information controls and punishments for ‘false information.’ Relatives rely on embassies, Nepal, and social media to locate loved ones, including workers on the Syaphrubesi–Rasuwagadhi Highway and other missing foreigners near Gyirong, as authorities on both sides struggle to provide clear updates.
- ‘Everyone seems to have forgotten’: In Tibet, flood-hit families search for the missing and grapple with China’s silence theguardian.com
- Chinese rescue work in Tibet flood disaster zone still trudging along days later reuters.com
- Himalayan Disaster Tests China’s Clout as Regional Leader WSJ
- Remembering Gyirong: The Bustling Port That Vanished in a Flash Sixth Tone
- China Says 261 Foreigners From 23 Countries Are Missing in Tibet Flood The New York Times
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