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A Police Official Says at Least 22 People Are Dead After Flash Floods in Nepal
Chinese and Nepalese authorities are searching for 384 missing tourists and travelers, including 291 foreigners, after the landslide hit a key border checkpoint.
- On Wednesday, a landslide struck the China-Nepal border at Gyirong Port, causing "major casualties and missing persons," according to state news agency Xinhua.
- Gyirong Port serves as Tibet's primary foreign trade gateway, handling the majority of trade between China and Nepal; trade has grown sharply since the 2022 resumption following Covid-19.
- The Nepal Tourism Board reports 384 individuals missing, including 93 Nepalese and 291 foreigners from India, Australia, and the Netherlands; nationalities of 111 remain unconfirmed.
- Chinese President Jinping ordered local authorities to "spare no effort" in rescue operations; emergency teams deployed heavy construction machinery and reconnaissance drones to the zone.
- Authorities closed all roads to the disaster site for the next seven days as recovery efforts commence. Viral footage circulating online shows the landslide, though The SCMP could not independently verify it.
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In northern Nepal, at least 22 people died after a flood. Several hundred people are missing.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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The affected area is that of the district of Rasuwa, the president Xi activates maximum relief (ANSA)
·Rome, Italy
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At least 22 killed and hundreds missing after avalanche triggers deadly flash floods in Nepal
UDIN DHUNGA, Nepal (AP) — Massive flash floods in Nepal on Wednesday killed at least 22 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers and others missing while causing widespread damage to villages and infrastructure.
·Canmore, Canada
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The flooding occurred along the Bhote Koshi River in Rasuwa province. Video footage shows the river bursting its banks with devastating force. At least one Dutch national is among the missing.
·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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- 44% of the sources lean Left, 44% of the sources are Center
44% Center
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C 44%
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