China-Nepal floods: hundreds of foreigners missing in Tibet after disaster

The Chinese authorities said on Sunday that 261 foreign citizens were missing after last week’s deadly floods along the border between Tibet and Nepal. The Tibetan authorities said that the missing foreigners were from 23 different countries and included 104 Nepalese citizens. They also included 49 from India; 33 Latvi

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Within the space of a few minutes on August 26, the border crossing between Nepal and China – Rasuwagadhi on the Nepali side and Gyirong on the Chinese – was destroyed by a flash flood caused by a collapsed glacier. Villages, bridges and roads on both sides of the border were washed away. Hundreds are dead and many mo

Two days after catastrophic floods hit Nepal, the desperate search continues for survivors, with rescuers crawling through mud to reach those still trapped. It comes amid a new threat of rainfall that could breach a dammed lake. NBC’s Janis Mackey Frayer reports from Nepal.

Rescuers have pulled survivors caked in dark mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety after catastrophic floods on the Nepal-China border.

Television images showed collapsed homes, floating cars and a metal bridge being washed away, while witnesses said the waters engulfed entire villages.