Safety & Advisories

Xi Jinping Orders an 'All-Out' Rescue on the Nepal-Tibet Border After the 2026 Floods

China ordered an all-out rescue on its side of the flood-hit Nepal border, deploying nearly 800 workers as President Xi Jinping directed relief for…

By Laxman Rawal · Aug 28, 2026

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China ordered an all-out rescue on its side of the flood-hit Nepal border, mobilising hundreds of emergency workers and vehicles after President Xi Jinping directed officials to save lives, evacuate those at risk and guard against a second wave of disaster…

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What Xi Jinping ordered

According to reporting carried by Chinese state media and international outlets, President Xi called for "all-out" efforts to search for people still missing. He instructed authorities to evacuate residents in danger, to give the injured timely medical…

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Hundreds of workers, dogs and boats

On the Tibetan side, the regional government mobilised nearly 800 emergency workers and about 150 vehicles, according to figures reported from the response. Sniffer dogs and speed boats were brought in to search debris fields and swollen water, and units of…

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A frontier under strain

The Rasuwagadhi—Gyirong corridor is one of the most strategically important points on Nepal's northern map. It carries a growing volume of trade, it is the gateway to the Langtang trekking region on the Nepali side, and it threads through a corridor of…

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Reported from Nepal

We are based in Pokhara and we are following this story. Figures are provisional and we date every one of them.

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