The Chinese authorities have reported that at least seven people have lost their lives and more than 550 are still missing after a strong flood in the border area with Nepal, caused by a landslide that occurred further north, in the autonomous region of Tibet. The phenomenon has mainly hit border areas between both countries and has also impacted India.
The Tibet Emergency Management Department --known in China as Xizang-- has indicated that two people have been located alive and has reduced the number of people whose whereabouts are unknown by 554, according to the state news agency Xinhua.
The agency has specified that among the missing are 260 foreign citizens. In the affected area, search and rescue operations continue, with particular intensity around the Gyirong border crossing.
In this regard, the authorities have detailed that more than 2,140 rescue personnel and another 500 professionals, including firefighters, have been mobilized for the tasks of locating and assisting those affected.
The disaster has so far caused nearly 590 deaths in Nepal, where almost a thousand people remain unaccounted for. Meanwhile, in India, at least three bodies have been recovered that were swept downstream.