Glacier risk hangs over China-Nepal border as region remembers mudslide victims
Residents and rescuers in China's Tibet autonomous region held a three-minute memorial on Tuesday morning to honor victims of a recent mudslide disaster. The disaster, which occurred last Wednesday, resulted from a glacier collapse at Langtang Lirung on the Nepalese side of the China-Nepal border.

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AI-generatedResidents and rescuers in China's Tibet autonomous region held a three-minute memorial on Tuesday morning to honor victims of a recent mudslide disaster. The disaster, which occurred last Wednesday, resulted from a glacier collapse at Langtang Lirung on the Nepalese side of the China-Nepal border. Over 1,000 people have died, and thousands remain missing in the affected area. Sirens sounded at the Gyirong Port police station and various rescue and road-reopening sites throughout the region during the observance, as reported by CCTV.
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4 extractedResidents and rescuers in the Tibet autonomous region paused for three minutes to remember victims of a mudslide disaster.
A glacier collapsed at Langtang Lirung on the Nepalese side last Wednesday.
Sirens sounded for three minutes from 9.55am at the Gyirong Port police station.
More than 1,000 people died and thousands remain missing along the China-Nepal border area.