Tibet Search Teams Hunt Survivors as Lake Water Rises, Threatening Secondary Landslides

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 29

Search teams near Gyirong port are using a brief weather window to look for survivors after the Tibet landslide, while crews also work to reopen the blocked road.
Rising water in a lake formed by the debris has renewed the risk of secondary mudslides or landslides, according to Chinese state media.
Drones and observation posts have been deployed around the Nepal-Tibet border crossing to monitor unstable slopes and give early warnings to rescuers working nearby.
The renewed hazard threatens to slow rescue operations at Gyirong port, the main land border between Nepal and Tibet.

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