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An aerial view shows houses lying deluged in sludge after flash floods at Devighat in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 27. Photo: AFP
Climate change

Editorial | China-Nepal border flash flood must galvanise climate change cooperation

While relief and rescue operations are the first priority, the tragedy should not only spark attention to early warning systems but also to longer-term solutions.

Belt and Road Initiative

In Focus | Can Beijing’s gateway plan for Tibet survive geopolitics and natural disasters?

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Nepal

China-Nepal floods: rescuers pull out survivors caked in mud as toll climbs

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Tibet

Could the China-Nepal disaster spur a safety rethink for a flagship rail project?

Gyirong in Tibet is the start of a planned train line to Kathmandu and in an area prone to dangerous glacial lake floods.

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Researchers on both sides of the Nepal-China border say the disaster highlights the need for a joint approach to hazard management. Photo: AFP

Video | Evacuation drill held in Tibet weeks before China-Nepal border disaster

Authorities in the Tibet autonomous region said the drill was to ‘enhance emergency teams’ rapid response capabilities while deepening awareness among people in danger zones”.

Communist Party politics

Chinese rescuers reach checkpoint destroyed by deadly floods along Nepal border

Footage taken at Gyirong Port in Tibet shows scenes of utter devastation following disaster that killed hundreds of people.

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Mainland China

Storm travel chaos as Typhoon Saudel makes double landfall in China

US embassy urges American citizens to stay clear of affected coastal and storm zones and track local news for updates.

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Fishing boats dock at Yaojiayu Pier in Fuding, southeast China’s Fujian province on Thursday. Fujian raised its emergency response for typhoon damage prevention to Level II on Thursday afternoon, while keeping a Level IV flood-control emergency response. Photo: Xinhua
Taiwan

How typhoons and extreme weather could undermine Taiwan Strait combat readiness

This year’s storms and record temperatures highlight how climate conditions can disrupt military planning and operations.

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Tibet

China-Nepal floods: debris lake the size of 1,000 Olympic pools in breach danger

Nearly 500 confirmed dead as frantic hunt for survivors continues and barrier lake threatens to overflow.

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Nepal

Himalayan glacier collapse hits China-Nepal trade route as casualties mount

Tragedy at Gyirong hub lays bare climate risks along fragile mountain corridor.

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An aerial view of flash floods at Trishuli Bazar in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on August 26, 2026. Chinese state media reported “major casualties” from a mudslide at a Tibet trade hub on China’s side. Photo: AFP
Shanghai

Flights, ferries cancelled in Shanghai and Shenzhen as Typhoon Saudel closes in

Saudel is forecast to make landfall on Friday morning, becoming the seventh typhoon to hit the mainland this year.

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Typhoon Saudel is approaching mainland China’s east coast. Photo; EPA/Nasa
Mainland China

Video | Beijing sends rescue teams to China-Nepal border disaster

CCTV footage shows the Gyirong Port border crossing wiped out entirely, with roads, communication and power supplies reportedly cut off in the area.

Tibet

China-Nepal flash flood: death toll rises to 392, over 1,000 missing

Premier Li Qiang at scene after ice-rock avalanche triggers disaster leaving hundreds of tourists from around the world unaccounted for.

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Mainland China

‘Massive casualties’ after flash floods, landslide strike China-Nepal border

An unknown number of people are also missing as rescuers search the rubble of a border checkpoint in Tibet’s Gyirong county.

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The landslide struck Tibet's Gyirong county at around 9am on Wednesday, causing major casualties and leaving a number of people missing, according to state media. Photo: Handout
Typhoon Bavi

China’s coastal regions on high alert as Typhoon Saudel cancels flights, ferries

With a weakening Narra continuing to dump torrential rain, the east and southeastern provinces prepare for another battering.

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As Typhoon Saudel approaches, local authorities in Fujian province instruct fishing boats to return to port safely. Photo: Weibo

Video | Mercedes-Benz backs into escalator at mall in China

Local media reported a staff member in the mall’s basement suffered slight injuries.

Mainland China

China’s Typhoon Maysak death toll soars as flooded region tallies final losses

Six weeks after ‘historically rare’ disaster, Guangxi authorities update fatalities, quadrupling total from 39.

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China exports

Shanghai Port sees Christmas shipment delays as twin typhoons create backlog

The extreme weather arrives during a prolonged pre-Christmas peak shipping season for the port.

A container ship leaves the Yangshan deep water port in Shanghai. Photo: Getty Images
Trending in China

China dark tourism rises as adventurers brave simulated disasters at experience centres

The appeal of these events comes from facing a scary crisis in a safe environment, notes an expert.

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China’s private sector

South China tech hub’s wet summer puts damper on small business profits

Shenzhen’s wettest July in more than three decades saw foot traffic plummet and also caused severe disruption to airline schedules.

Travel Safety

Blackout at Terracotta Army museum prompts cultural safety review in China

Museum-goers used phone flashlights to continue viewing exhibits inside the pitch-black hall at historic Xian site after power outage.

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Visitors to the Terracotta Warriors museum in Xian, Shaanxi province, had their experience disrupted by a power outage on August 4. Some visitors said they were denied a refund. Photo: Xinhua
Science

Beijing’s tree die-off shows hidden risks of rapid underground water recovery

Thousands of trees die in Jinzhandian Park, a lush flood-storage wetland, amid exceptionally wet and rainy summer.

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In Jinzhandian Park wetland, thousands of trees have reportedly died across four wooded areas near the water. Photo: Handout

Video | Funnel cloud spotted in China’s Zhejiang province

The storm is moving deeper into China and is expected to bring heavy rain to northern China.

Video | Typhoon Dolphin triggers heavy floods in Shanghai

The typhoon is the fourth to make landfall in China since July 3 and is projected to bring 40 per cent more rainfall than last month’s Typhoon Bavi.

Shanghai

Beijing on red alert as Typhoon Dolphin grounds nearly 1,000 flights in Shanghai

The weather system is maintaining its strength as it heads north with rains forecast to grow increasingly stronger over the next three days.

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After causing flooding in Shanghai and other parts of eastern China, Typhoon Dolphin was expected to maintain its strength as it moved towards Beijing. Photo: Reuters
Mainland China

Chinese boy, 9, missing after being swept away by wave during typhoon’s approach

Rescuers still searching for child, who was taken across a causeway by two adults in Zhejiang when a typhoon warning was already in place.

Video footage shows a family of two adults and two children — frantically sprinting across a stone and cement causeway that connects the mainland to a rocky offshore island. After a colossal wave several metres tall smashed over the path, a nine-year-old boy who has been missing since he was swept away by a giant wave in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang. Photo: Handout
Mainland China

Red alert: Shanghai cancels 80% of flights as Typhoon Dolphin makes landfall

The storm strikes coastal Zhejiang province on Sunday evening, packing heavy winds and disrupting travel across eastern China.

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Hangzhou

Typhoon Dolphin grounds hundreds of flights as it approaches eastern China

Airlines offer free flight changes and cancellations ahead of the storm, which is expected to bring torrential rain to the region.

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