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WorldData solidarity: What the China-Nepal border disaster teaches

A glacier collapse in Nepal’s Langtang region reached China’s Gyirong Port in about seven minutes on August 26, leaving extensive destruction and many dead or missing. The article argues that the disaster reflected a shared capability deficit—not information concealment—with cross-border warning mechanisms and local preparedness still incomplete.

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Data solidarity: What the China-Nepal border disaster teaches
Data solidarity: What the China-Nepal border disaster teachesWorld