At Flood-Destroyed China-Nepal Border, No Sign of a Once-Busy Port — Reuters Witnesses
Rescuers are using heavy machinery and radar as unstable slopes and secondary hazards continue to slow the cross-border operation, experts said.
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<p>In China, after a massive flood, 531 people are still considered missing The flood destroyed China's border port with Nepal. 31 people were killed, 531 were missing, including more than 250 foreigners.</p>
At flood-destroyed China-Nepal border, no sign of a once-busy port — Reuters witnesses
By Nicoco Chan and Tingshu Wang GYIRONG, China, Sept 6 (Reuters) - About 20 Chinese rescue workers in bright orange worked excavators, shovels and radar detectors on Sunday in an effort to find hundreds of people missing since a tsunami-like mudslide...
International experts explain rescue challenges at mudslide-hit China-Nepal border
Rescuers still face difficult conditions in the disaster area, with teams deploying ground radar and aerial surveys to monitor slope deformation and other potential secondary disasters and help ensure the safety of search and rescue operations.
Eleven days have passed since the landslide disaster on the China-Nepal border. Separated by a single border, the situations of life and death are drastically different: In Nepal, news of survivors being rescued is frequently reported, while at the Gyirong border crossing in Tibet, where similar devastation occurred, not a single survivor has been found, and countless families remain anxiously waiting in despair. Meanwhile, reports by Chinese st…
[Cable News] Landslides along the China-Nepal border have killed over 1,340 people in Nepal. The military has released more footage of the rescue operation for two trapped workers.
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