# Full-scale rescue underway after disaster hits China-Nepal border region

https://mins.news/en/item/36392

- CGTN, 2026-08-27 05:16 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-27/Rescue-underway-after-disaster-hits-China-Nepal-border-region-1PWvoUWqTW8/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> A disaster along the China-Nepal border has caused casualties and widespread disruption. A mudslide in Gyirong County, Xizang, left three people dead and 558 missing, while flash floods in northern Nepal killed 162 people and left 484 tourists missing, including 391 foreign nationals. China has activated high-level emergency responses and dispatched personnel, equipment and relief supplies.

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