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DISASTERSep 4How natural disasters are putting China’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the testCross-border disasters along China’s frontiers are putting Beijing’s neighbourhood diplomacy to the test as climate shocks grow and expose strategic vulnerabilities. The stakes were highlighted last week after a sudden glacial collapse in the Himalayas unleashed a torrent of mud and flooding that ravaged nearby villages and the Gyirong Port between China and Nepal, leaving more than 1,250 dead in Nepal and 21 dead in the Tibet autonomous region. Thousands also remain missing. Beyond the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 3Floodwaters sweep cars away in eastern ChinaTorrential rain triggered severe flooding across parts of eastern China, rushing down streets and sweeping away vehiclesAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERSep 3Unstable Tibetan Plateau risks cascading disasters as glacier losses mount in Nepal, ChinaGlaciers on the Tibetan Plateau are likely to become more unstable, which may lead to more collapses and collateral disasters, a senior climate official warns as the death toll from last week’s catastrophic landslide and flood on the China-Nepal border continues to rise. “Over the past 60 years, the glacier area on the Tibetan Plateau has shrunk by around 24 per cent, with around 7,000 small glaciers disappearing completely,” Gao Rong, deputy director of China’s National Climate Centre, told a...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 2Bodies excavated from worst flood-hit district near Nepal-China borderBodies are being excavated from the mud in Nepal's Rusawa district, which was devastated by the glacial flood.Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERSep 2Air China Boeing 747 grounded in New York following gate refuelling incidentA Boeing 747-8 operated by Air China reportedly suffered a fuel leak at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport early on Monday, forcing cancellation of the flight. No injuries were reported in or around the aircraft, which was expected to operate flight CA982 from New York to Beijing that day. The leak is said to have occurred between 1am and 2am while the plane was parked at the gate, according to posts on Chinese social media. It was being refuelled when the fuel truck moved away...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 1Nepal’s Deadly Floods Put China and India on EdgeGeopolitical conflict will only get worse with climate change.Foreign Policy
DISASTERSep 1Nepal-China floods highlight a growing front of the climate change crisisOn August 26, a section of glacier collapsed at an altitude of more than 5,000 metres on the Nepalese side of the Himalayas. The falling ice and rock accelerated down a steep valley at about 50 metres per second, scouring debris and transforming into a high-speed mudslide that slammed into Gyirong Port on the Chinese side just seven minutes later. The force of the flow largely buried and obliterated the border facilities. Hundreds of people, many of them travellers, remain missing on the Chinese...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 1China-Nepal floods: first research shows that no one could have outrun debris flowNot even the world’s fastest sprinters could have outrun the devastating floodwaters that struck a border crossing between China and Nepal last week, according to one of the first peer-reviewed assessments of the disaster. Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) calculated that the surface velocity of the debris flow was 19 metres per second (62 feet per second) when it struck the checkpoint at Gyirong Port in Tibet. This is almost twice Usain Bolt’s average speed when he set the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERSep 1Glacier risk hangs over China-Nepal border as region remembers mudslide victimsResidents and rescuers in the Tibet autonomous region paused for three minutes on Tuesday morning to remember the victims of last week’s mudslide disaster. Sirens sounded for three minutes from 9.55am at the Gyirong Port police station, with similar memorials at rescue and road-reopening sites throughout the region, according to state broadcaster CCTV. More than 1,000 people died and thousands remain missing along the China-Nepal border area after a glacier collapsed at Langtang Lirung on the...South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 1China-Nepal flood toll tops 1,000 as tunnel rescue offers last hopeLe Monde [en]
DISASTERSep 1Death toll from devastating floods in China and Nepal surpasses 1,000Al Jazeera [en]
DISASTERSep 1‘Unprecedented’ path: revived Typhoon Saudel eyes eastern and southern ChinaSouth China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 1Death toll passes 1,000 from catastrophic flooding in Nepal and China, officials sayEuroNews [en]
DISASTERSep 1How catastrophic flash flood unfolded at remote Nepal-China border pointBBC World
DISASTERBREAKINGSep 1More than 1,000 dead from catastrophic Nepal-China floodsJapan Today
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 31Hundreds feared stuck in hydropower tunnels as flood deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and ChinaFrance 24 [en]
DISASTERAug 31Photos: Nearly 1,000 dead, thousands missing in Nepal–China border floodsAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERAug 31Why China is concealing the truth about the devastating floods in Kyirong , Tibetthetibetpost.com · China
DISASTERAug 31How China buried Tibet flood images after Nepal disasterIn Tibet, a digital crackdown followed the deadly flood that has devastated communities along the China-Nepal border. Censors erased viral footage while Chinese state media flooded platforms with official content.DW News [en]
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 31Rescue work intensifies as death toll in China-Nepal disaster approaches 1,000South China Morning Post
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 30Nepal-China Flood: Over 800 people dead, 3,000 missingPremium Times
DISASTERAug 30As Tibetan plateau turns into a cascading danger , China control complicates cooperation on safetyThe Tibetan plateau is reportedly facing increasing environmental dangers, and China's control is complicating international cooperation on safety measures. This situation suggests potential risks and challenges in addressing environmental issues in the region.scroll.in · India
DISASTERBREAKINGAug 30Photos: Devastation from the Nepal-China floodsAl Jazeera [en]
DISASTERAug 30Nepal-China flood disaster: What’s the latest toll, how many are missing?Al Jazeera [en]
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