Chinese authorities warned Friday that a lake formed by a mudslide on the China-Nepal border could breach and send floodwaters downstream, threatening further damage. Water levels are expected to rise over the next three days, with 499 residents and 555 tourists already evacuated from the disaster zone. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Death toll in Nepal flood reaches 469, according to police
At least 555 stranded tourists evacuated from Tibet
CCTV said that 499 local residents, as well as 555 tourists, had been transported out of the disaster zone as of Friday morning. It did not specify the tourists’ nationalities.
China warns lake formed by mudslide on Nepal border could breach
A lake created after a mudslide hit the China-Nepal border faces a “high risk of breaching and sending floodwaters downstream”, Chinese state media reported, citing water authorities.
Water levels are expected to rise over the next three days, peaking around September 1, state broadcaster CCTV reported.
The lake formed after a wall of mud and debris hit the border hub of Gyirong in Tibet on Wednesday, with hundreds reported missing.
“According to forecasts, inflows into the lake could reach about 3 million cubic metres over the next three days amid continued rainfall, increasing the risk of a breach that could send floodwaters downstream and potentially cause further damage in areas including Gyirong Port and elsewhere downstream”, state news agency Xinhua reported late Thursday.
Welcome to the France 24 liveblog covering the landslide in Nepal. Catch up on yesterday’s developments here.
• The search for 1,300 people continued after landslides caused by a glacial collapse unleashed a torrent of mud and water across Nepal and China’s autonomous region of Tibet.
• Nepal and China both warned of fresh risks of flooding in the Himalayas as two lakes that have developed on either side of their border threaten to burst.
• Devastating floods on the Nepal-Tibet border have killed at least 359 people, Nepali police said in an update.
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