Steep Gorges Amplified Deadly Mudslide Along China-Nepal Border, Experts Say

How natural disasters are putting China’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test

Sudden Himalayan mudslides and Southeast Asian flooding potentially trigger diplomatic friction and highlight need to boost warning systems.

Search near Gyirong Port goes deeper, more targeted

Fire and rescue teams are expanding detailed searches across the core disaster area around Gyirong Port in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region, after the main land route was reopened, allowing heavy machinery to support deeper excavation and searches, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on Thursday.

Steep gorges amplified deadly mudslide along China-Nepal border, experts say

A mudslide that tore along the China-Nepal border and struck Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on August 26 was made far more destructive by the steep, narrow Himalayan gorges, said Sudan Bikash Maharjan, a remote-sensing analyst at the Kathmandu-based International Center for Integrated Mountain Development.

Slope radars installed at mudslide-hit Gyirong Port

Monitoring continues for possible landslides and mudslides under continued rainfall and higher temperatures.