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DW – How China buried Tibet flood images after Nepal disaster

When a catastrophic flash flood swept through the rugged China-Nepal border on August 26, the physical devastation was immediate. In Nepal, a black torrent of mud and rock tore through communities, leaving hundreds dead and thousands more missing along the borderlands. But across the frontier in Tibet, an autonomous region of China, the physical disaster was almost instantly followed by a digital one: the rapid, high-tech erasure of the catastrophe's visual evidence.

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‘Hare Krishna’ through 9 days of darkness: Nepal man rescued from tunnel on Janmashtami

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'A rare moment of joy': Nepal tunnel rescues give hope for more flood survivors

Two people have been rescued more than a week after more than 1,300 people were killed in flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border.

Himalayan hydropower buildout: Expert says risk management is key

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Nepal floods: Two workers pulled alive from tunnel after nine days

Nepal's emergency crews have pulled two workers out of a hydropower tunnel where they had been trapped for nine days. The rescue comes more than a week after flash flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border killed more than 1,200 people....

How the Chinese Government Has Controlled the Narrative on the Tibet Floods

Chinese state media’s handling of the Tibet floods is following its usual pattern of restricted coverage, censorship, and emphasizing positive news.

Rebuilding in Nepal-Tibet will be challenging – communities in India are still recovering from 2023 glacial disaster

Cascading hazards and entrenched inequalities have led to false starts in reconstruction and ongoing suffering since the 2023 disaster in India’s eastern Himalayas.

China’s New Ethnic Unity law sparks concerns at Tibet festival in New Delhi

A three-day festival on Tibet’s culture and contemporary realities began in New Delhi amid concerns over China’s recently enacted “Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress Law,” which Tibetan leaders say could deepen assimilation policies affecting Tibetans and other ethnic communities. 

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