Tibet

Nepali rescuers buoyed by miracle finds but tough conditions persist

Family members check photographs of missing people pasted on a bank ATM near Trishuli camp in the aftermath of flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Sept 5.

At flood-destroyed China-Nepal border, no sign of a once-busy port

Rescue workers conduct search-and-rescue operations at the Gyirong border crossing separating China’s Tibet and Nepal.

Families of missing pilgrims in Tibet demand answers from China

Rescue workers conduct search and rescue operations at the core disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port following the Aug 26 mudslide, in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, on Sept 2.

Commentary

Tibet or Xizang? Why Real Madrid’s condolences for mudslide victims hurt Chinese feelings

Rescue personnel carry out search-and-rescue operations in the disaster-affected area of the destroyed Gyirong Port in Tibet on Sept 4.

‘Without hope, it is game over’: China rescuers cling to narrow survival odds week after Tibet flood

Firefighters and sniffer dogs conducting a search for missing people along a road leading towards Gyirong Port after a mudslide, in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China on Aug 30.

China restores access to Tibet disaster zone as highway reopens

Excavators and rescue equipment at the core disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port following the Aug 26 mudslide, in Tibet, China.

Tibet holds memorial services for mudslide victims: Chinese state media

Mourners attend a memorial service for victims of a mudslide at the Gyirong Port police station in Gyirong County, in China’s western Tibet region on Sept 1.

‘They are our own’: Dinesh, Alex Yam urge compassion for S’poreans missing in Nepal and loved ones

Minister of State for Culture, Community and Youth Dinesh Vasu Dash (left) and Marsiling-Yew Tee GRC MP Alex Yam urged Singaporeans to unite in the face of the tragedy.

Nepal-Tibet floods: 91 Malaysians still uncontactable, says government

Malaysia’s Foreign Ministry said 36 Malaysians remain uncontactable in China, while another 55 have yet to be contacted in Nepal.

Nepal begins burials as flood death toll rises to 752

Health workers carrying a dead body at a mortuary in Nepal’s Chitwan district on Aug 30.

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