43 confirmed dead, 519 missing as foreign media allowed in Gyirong Port for first time since disaster
993 pieces of personal belongings have been recovered by Chinese authorities following the Nepal-Tibet glacier collapse, which unleashed a flow of ice, water, rocks and mud that travelled 22km (14 miles) in 7 minutes.
Chinese authorities announced on Sunday that search teams have retrieved 12 additional bodies, as efforts persist to locate hundreds who remain unaccounted for following the glacial collapse and subsequent massive flash flood that devastated China’s primary border crossing with Nepal. Forty-three people have been confirmed dead and 519 remain missing on the Chinese side 11 days after the disaster. The announcement came as a small contingent of foreign media were allowed to visit the port for the first time since the deadly flash floods.