Landslide on China-Nepal border engulfs checkpoint, causing ‘major casualties’

Rescue operations are under way after a landslide at the China-Nepal border engulfed a key border checkpoint, resulting in “major casualties”, according to Chinese state media. The landslide began in Nepal at around 9am on Wednesday and also struck Tibet’s Gyirong county, which is under the administration of Shigatse city, according to Xinhua. Footage circulating online showed the landslide engulfing the checkpoint in seconds as people on the ground fled, before mud and debris obscured the...

By Fan Chen,Xinlu Liang