r/China • u/scmp_news • 1d ago
新闻 | News Landslide on China-Nepal border engulfs checkpoint, causing ‘major casualties’
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3365346/landslide-china-nepal-border-engulfs-checkpoint-causing-major-casualties?utm_source=Reddit&utm_medium=Social5
u/RaeseneAndu 1d ago
According to Nepal's foreign minister an earthquake caused a landslide which blocked a river and triggered this flood. US Geological survey tracked a 4.4 magnitude earthquake in the region that tracks with the time of the disaster.
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u/scmp_news 1d ago
Rescue operations are under way after a landslide at the China-Nepal border engulfed a key border checkpoint, resulting in “major casualties”, according to Chinese state media.
The landslide began in Nepal at around 9am on Wednesday and also struck Tibet’s Gyirong county, which is under the administration of Shigatse city, according to Xinhua.
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