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China Prepared for One Kind of Himalayan Flood. Then a Different Disaster Struck.

31 August 2026 at 12:18
After a glacial flood last year, Chinese officials strengthened defenses at a border crossing with Nepal. But last week’s “cascade of hazards” overwhelmed them.

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Searching for missing people along a road leading toward Gyirong Port in China on Sunday. On Wednesday a tsunami-like wave of ice, boulders and water tore through the port complex.

China Says 261 Foreigners From 23 Countries Are Missing in Tibet Flood

30 August 2026 at 17:09
The disclosure offered one of the clearest pictures yet of the disaster on the Chinese side of the border, where authorities have released few details.

© Atul Loke for The New York Times

An aerial view of the muddy Trishuli River winding through Rasuwa District in Nepal on Thursday.
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