Gyirong mudslide briefing: 16 dead, 546 missing in China; experts cite warming-driven glacier instability (Disaster/Domestic)

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Himalayan mudslide death toll nears 800, more than 3,000 missing; tunnel rescues intensify (Disaster)

Five days after a glacier collapse on the Nepal side triggered a cross-border mudslide on August 26, Reuters reported Nepal’s toll at 781 dead and 2,502 missing…

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Gyirong mudslide briefing: 16 dead, 546 missing in China; experts cite warming-driven glacier instability (Disaster/Domestic)

Tibet authorities held a press briefing on August 30 on the August 26 Gyirong mudslide. As of 18:00 on August 29, China reported 16 dead and 546 missing, with 2…

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Experts attribute Gyirong Port debris flow to ice–rock avalanche under long-term warming (Cryosphere)

At an August 30 press briefing in Gyirong Town, Tibet authorities reported that as of 18:00 on August 29 the “8·26” debris-flow disaster had killed 16 people wi…

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Himalayan glacier collapse flood: nearly 800 dead, 3,000+ missing; China links event to warming-driven ice instability (Disaster)

Reuters reported on Aug 30 that Nepal put fatalities at 781 with 2,502 missing, while China’s Gyirong County reported 16 dead and 546 missing—nearly 800 dead an…

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Hundreds possibly trapped in Nepal hydropower tunnels; rescue focuses on five flooded plants (Disaster / Power)

Reuters and Al Jazeera reported on Aug 30 that rescue work increasingly centers on five hydropower sites inundated by the floods, including the Upper Trishuli c…

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