Tibet Flood Leaves 546 Missing, Including 261 Foreigners From 23 Countries
Updated
Updated · BBC.com · Aug 30
Tibet Flood Leaves 546 Missing, Including 261 Foreigners From 23 Countries
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Aug 30
Summary
Chinese authorities said 546 people remain missing after the Tibet flash flood, including 261 foreigners, based on a joint investigation involving foreign affairs, police, tourism and emergency agencies.
104 Nepalis and 49 Indians make up the largest foreign groups reported missing on the Tibet side, alongside 33 Latvians, 18 Americans, 15 Britons, six Canadians and six Australians.
China has notified embassies and consulates of the missing foreigners, CCTV said, as cross-border accounting remains unclear for some nationals.
Britain's tally illustrates that uncertainty: Chinese media listed 15 missing Britons in Tibet, while Nepal has reported 33 Britons missing, some believed to have been heading across the border.