{"id":69222,"date":"2026-08-30T06:17:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T06:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/69222"},"modified":"2026-08-30T06:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T06:17:26","slug":"china-says-16-dead-546-missing-in-tibet-mudslide-state-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsvog.com\/ur\/69222","title":{"rendered":"China says 16 dead, 546 missing in Tibet mudslide: state media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:16px;line-height:1.6\">\n<p><strong>BEIJING: China said the death toll from a mudslide that struck Tibet rose to 16 and 546 people were still missing, state media reported Sunday, citing local officials.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A devastating, tsunami-like wall of water tore through the border region between Nepal and Tibet this week, sweeping away entire villages.<\/p>\n<p>Figures from Nepal and from Chinese authorities in charge of Tibet put the total number of missing close to 3,000, with 691 bodies recovered.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese authorities increased the death toll on their side of the border from seven to 16 on Sunday and said 546 people were still missing, state broadcaster CCTV reported.<\/p>\n<p>Of those missing, 261 were foreign nationals, CCTV said, including 104 from Nepal, 49 from India, 33 from Latvia, and 18 from the United States.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChinese authorities have notified the respective embassies and consulates of these countries in China,\u201d CCTV said, citing officials.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFollowing multiple rounds of comprehensive region-wide surveys, site-specific checks, and individual verifications at the border crossing\u201d, there are no foreign tourists stranded in Gyirong County, CCTV added, referring to the county in Tibet hit by the mudslide.<\/p>\n<p>Chinese officials also identified on Sunday the cause of the disaster.<\/p>\n<p>Experts \u201cconcluded that at approximately 10:52 am (Beijing Time) on August 26, a glacier on the southern slope of Lirung Peak in Nepal\u201d fractured, triggering an ice-rock avalanche, Xinhua news agency said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/china-16-dead-546-missing-tibet-mudslide-state-media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEIJING: China said the death toll from a mudslide that struck Tibet rose to 16 and 546 people were still missing, state media reported Sunday, citing local officials. A devastating, tsunami-like wall of water tore through the border region between Nepal and Tibet this week, sweeping away entire villages. 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