1-MIN READ1-MIN1ListenPublished: 11:34am, 27 Aug 2026A massive mudslide and flash flood struck the Gyirong Port area along the China-Nepal border on Wednesday, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 1,000 missing across both sides of the divide.According to the latest official update from the Shigatse municipal government press conference on Thursday morning, three people have been confirmed dead and 558 remain missing on the Chinese side.01:10Rescuers pull mud-covered survivors stranded by Nepal flash floodsTwo survivors have been rescued. Earlier figures of 265 missing were revised upwards as search efforts expanded, according to the update.
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China-Nepal border disaster: 1,000-plus missing as Beijing sends rescue teams
A massive mudslide and flash flood struck the Gyirong Port area along the China-Nepal border on Wednesday, leaving at least 160 people dead and more than 1,000 missing across both sides of the divide. According to the latest official update from the Shigatse municipal government press conference on
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