‘Major casualties’ feared after flash floods along Nepal-Tibet border
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Key context: <p>Floods and mudslide sweep away houses, roads, bridges and power projects</p><p>Hundreds are missing and at least 22 people have died after torrential floods hit the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and in Tibet in China.</p><p>Houses, roads, bridges and power projects were swept away in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/nepal">Nepal</a> while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties” with some missing in the county of Gyirong after a mudslide hit a land crossing between the neighbours.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/26/major-casualties-feared-after-flash-floods-along-nepal-tibet-border">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Floods and mudslide sweep away houses, roads, bridges and power projectsHundreds are missing and at least 22 people have died after torrential floods hit the Himalayan border areas of Nepal and in Tibet in China.Houses, roads, bridges and power projects were swept away in Nepal while officials in Tibet said they feared “major casualties” with some missing in the county of Gyirong after a mudslide hit a land crossing between the neighbours. Continue reading...
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