China censors information about deadly floods in Tibet, with potential impact on rescue efforts
oglobo27 August 2026 at 13:11
China is censoring information about the deadly floods that hit the Tibet region, limiting rescue capabilities and leaving hundreds of people missing. While journalists in Nepal manage to collect witness testimonies, in China social media platforms are removing videos and posts from local residents, including images of a landslide that destroyed a border checkpoint in Gyirong county. More than 500 people are missing in Gyirong, with three deaths confirmed, in an area with about 2,000 inhabitants. Chinese authorities have not provided details about which villages were affected, making international coordination of rescue efforts difficult as operations advance in both Tibet and Nepal, under the threat of further floods and landslides.
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