Why China is censoring footage of the Nepal-Tibet disaster

<b>natural disaster</b> As videos circulated widely on social media and in news reports last week, showing a devastating torrent of mud, water and debris tearing through a border post between Tibet and Nepal, correspondents in Beijing began to point out a striking absence: in China, the footage was nowhere to be seen. The apparent censorship highlights the extraordinary sensitivity surrounding Tibet, one of the most tightly controlled regions under Chinese control, and the long and highly contested history stretching back hundreds of years. Tsering Yangzom, a member of the Tibetan community in Newcastle, NSW, told SBS News her uncle works in the flood-affected region of Tibet, but she's been unable to contact him since the disaster and appears to have been blocked. She suspects he may be concerned their communications are being monitored, but she's also "really, really worried" about whether he was affected by the deadly floods.