China-Nepal border disaster: 1,000-plus missing as Beijing sends rescue teams
The death toll from a massive mudslide and flash flood on the China-Nepal border has risen to 362, with over 1,000 people still missing. Rescue efforts are being hampered by difficult terrain and the formation of a barrier lake, prompting a large-scale mobilization of Chinese emergency personnel.
Why it matters
This is a major humanitarian disaster involving hundreds of foreign nationals, requiring complex cross-border coordination between China and Nepal.
Rescue teams struggled to reach the site of a massive Himalayan mudslide and flash flood on the China-Nepal border on Thursday as the toll from the disaster rose to 362 dead, with more than 1,000 missing.
The article relies on official government figures and reports from the scene to provide a factual update on the disaster.
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