Two Russians missing after landslide near China-Nepal border
Two Russians went missing after a landslide in Tibet. Two Russians are listed as missing after a powerful debris flow in Giron County, Tibet Autonomous Region of China.
Consensus
- Two Russian citizens are reported missing after a landslide in Gyirong County, Tibet Autonomous Region, China.
- The landslide occurred on August 26.
- The location is near the border between China and Nepal.
- Local authorities reported the incident to Russian diplomatic representatives.
- The whereabouts of three additional Russian citizens are being investigated.
- Russian diplomatic missions in China and Nepal are involved in efforts to locate missing citizens.
- Search and rescue operations are underway in the affected area.
- Russian authorities are considering evacuation options, including through Lhasa.
- The landslide was caused by a rock and ice collapse in the Himalayas, possibly triggered by a seismic event.
Points of divergence
- The Russian embassy in China reported that two Russians are missing and three others are unaccounted for, citing local authorities. — interfax
- There is uncertainty about whether the two Russians reported missing by the Chinese side are the same as the four Russians reported missing by the Russian embassy in Nepal. — fontanka
- The total number of missing people is approaching 900, with 53 Ukrainians and four Russians reported missing in Nepal and Tibet. — vm
- The Chinese side reported 558 missing in Tibet, including 260 tourists, and three people were rescued from the area. — vedomosti
- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that there were no organized Russian tourists in the disaster zone. — interfax
- The number of dead in Nepal is reported as 165, with 826 missing, and 579 tourists unaccounted for. — fontanka
- The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that 826 people are missing in Nepal, including about 600 tourists. — interfax
Coverage (11 sources)
- Two Russians missing after landslide in Tibet, whereabouts of three others being determined, embassy reported — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Two Russians missing after landslide on Wednesday at China-Nepal border. UPD: Location of three more... is being determined. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Two Russians missing after landslide in Tibet, whereabouts of three others being determined, embassy reported — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Two Russians missing after landslide in Tibet Two Russians are listed as missing after a powerful landslide in Giron District of Tibet Autonomous Region of China. Location of three other citizens is being determined, Russian... — Дождь (Telegram)
- Two Russians missing after flood on Nepal-China border — Интерфакс
- Two Russians missing after landslide in Tibet — Ведомости
- Russians sought after Himalayas disaster. What is known by morning — Фонтанка
- On an emergency situation in Giron District of the Tibet Autonomous Region of the PRC — МИД России
- Two Russians listed as missing after landslide in China — Вечерняя Москва
- Two Russians missing after landslide in Tibet — Вести
- Two Russians missing after landslide in Tibet — Москва 24