Nepal, Tibet and flood
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China Restores Access to Tibet Disaster Zone
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While journalists can report freely on grief and anger in Nepal, China’s official media have presented a sanitized disaster aftermath in Tibet.
NUWAKOT, Nepal — Two days after waves nearly 30-feet high gushed down a river between Tibet and Nepal, wiping away communities for miles downstream, the death toll Saturday had risen to more than 670 people, according to the Associated Press.
Natural hazards researchers suspect that a landslide involving a glacier triggered the event, and they say more could happen because of human-caused climate change
Independent verification of on-the-ground conditions in Tibet remains limited due to restricted access for foreign press.
The death toll from the devastating Nepal-Tibet flash floods surged to 1,243 on Wednesday (September 2), as rescuers battled rain and debris to trace those believed to be trapped in the tunnels along the course of the Bhotekoshi river and underground powerhouses in the Himalayan nation.
Nepal's devastating floods have raised fresh concerns for the country's vital adventure tourism industry ahead of its peak travel season.
The death toll in Nepal from devastating floods on the border with Tibet has crossed 1,000 Nepal's devastating floods have exposed a risk that does not stop at its borders. India and Nepal share the rivers that rise in the Himalayas,