Putin Offers Condolences Over Floods in Tibet and Nepal

Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to the families of victims of a flood and landslide in Tibet and Nepal during a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO summit in Bishkek. The disaster, triggered by a glacier collapse on August 25–26, caused over 900 deaths in Nepal and 16 in Tibet, with hundreds missing.

Consensus

Vladimir Putin expressed condolences to the families of those who died in the floods and landslides in Tibet and Nepal.
The meeting between Putin and Xi Jinping took place at the SCO summit in Bishkek.
The disaster was caused by a glacier collapse on Mount Langtang-Lirung in the Himalayas.
The event occurred on August 25–26.
In Nepal, over 900 people died and more than 4,000 are missing.
In Tibet, 16 people died and 546 are missing.
Russian citizens were among those affected, with nine missing in Nepal and three missing in Tibet.

Points of divergence

The official death toll in Nepal was at least 750 people, and 3,000 were missing. — vm
A group of Russian tourists escaped the disaster zone just before the flood hit. — vm
The number of missing Russian citizens in Nepal increased to nine. — vesti
The flood occurred on August 25 due to a partial glacier collapse. — kommerzant
The flood occurred on August 26. — vesti

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Putin expressed condolences to families of those killed in the flood in Tibet — Коммерсантъ
Putin expressed condolences to relatives of the deceased in Nepal and Tibet at meeting with Xi — Вести
Putin expressed condolences to relatives and close ones of those killed due to flooding in Nepal — Вечерняя Москва

Putin Offers Condolences Over Floods in Tibet and Nepal

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