The floods in Tibet caused international alarm, but the images of the catastrophe were widely censored within China. A video of the tragedy at the Gyirong border checkpoint was shared throughout the world, except in the Asian country itself.
Chinese authorities implemented strong censorship over the images and videos of the disaster, limiting the information available to Chinese citizens since the day of the catastrophe.
The situation contrasts with the international coverage of the event, which managed to spread the images and information about the tragedy to the rest of the world, highlighting the differences in access to information between China and other countries.




