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CCTV shows Gyirong flood surge at 10:59 local
BBC News··1 Sept
BBC analysis revisits the August 26 flash flood at Gyirong on the Nepal-Tibet border. CCTV timestamped 10:59:53 local time shows water, mud and rock entering the Chinese-side complex. Nepal's Friendship Bridge and Rasuwagadhi immigration posts were swept away. India's foreign ministry says at least 275 Indians remain missing in Nepal. Records logged 89 people clearing exit formalities that morning.
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What It Means For You
- The Kathmandu-Tibet road via Rasuwagadhi remains closed while the bridge area is gone.
- Families seeking missing Indians can follow MEA tallies; at least 275 remain unaccounted for.
- Pilgrims and traders who used the crossing need alternate routes until posts reopen.
What's Happening
- Nepal immigration logged a final Rasuwagadhi transaction at 8:35:03am local time.
- Four immigration employees went missing; one survivor was in Kathmandu for an exam.
- Researchers linked a seismic signal at 8:37am to a glacier collapse that fed the flood.
Why This Crossing Was Crowded
- Hydrologist Ajay Dixit notes deep gorges and fast sediment-heavy rivers on the route.
- A colleague told Tika Ram Pokharel that about 300 to 400 people were waiting to leave Nepal.
- Among those recorded leaving were 32 Indians, 12 Chinese nationals and nine Americans.
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