China Opens Tibet Flood Zone to Media After Deadly Nepal Border Disaster

CNN on the ground in China’s wiped-out border zone

When flash floods hit the China-Nepal border late last month, surveillance footage captured the dramatic moment a five-story building was engulfed by a wall of water. CNN’s Simone McCarthy was among the first group of foreign media to visit the site and see what it’s like now.

China opens Tibet flood zone to media after deadly Nepal border disaster

China has opened flood-hit Gyirong County in Tibet to select foreign journalists after the August 26 border disaster. The visit underlines the scale of destruction and growing alarm over glacier-linked risks across the Tibetan Plateau.

China Allows Media Access to Tibet Flood Zone After Nepal Border Catastrophe

China has granted media access to Gyirong County in Tibet for the first time after catastrophic flash floods on August 26. This development follows the extensive damage along the Tibet-Nepal border, where a border immigration post was destroyed, resulting in significant casualties on both sides. The disaster had been primarily reported from the Nepalese perspective, […]

Tibet floods: China accused of censoring videos, restricting foreign media

A report in The Diplomat alleges China restricted coverage of the Tibet floods, with videos reportedly removed and foreign journalists denied access.

Global press watchdog condemns China’s Tibet-blackout on Aug 26 flash flood crisis - Tibetan Review

(TibetanReview.net, Sep05’26) – One of the world’s top press freedom organisations has on Sep 2 strongly condemned China for imposing sweeping restrictions on media professionals from accessing vital information on the Tibetan side of the border following the devastating glacier-avalanche triggered Tibet-Nepal flash floods of Aug 26 morning. Expressing grave concern, Paris-based Reporters Without Borders […]