THEFEDERALIST (Helen Raleigh) - China’s Censorship Of Tibet Flooding Proves Again The CCP Can’t Be Trusted
Once again, Beijing seems to prioritize power and control over the well-being of its citizens.
AMERICANGREATNESS (Bart Marcois) - China and the Nepal Flood: Geology Trumps Politics
Let’s put a couple of myths to bed right away. One, the Tibet-Nepal flood wasn’t caused by climate change. The glacier fell because the bedrock […] Source
YOUTUBE (CNN) - Unidentified bodies buried in mass graves after deadly floods
Authorities are burying unidentified victims after the catastrophic Nepal-China floods. CNN’s Hanako Montgomery talks about what she witnessed from reporting on the ground.
NYTIMES (Mujib Mashal, Binod Ghimire and Sajal Pradhan) - Nepal Floods Buried a House. The Woman Inside Was Still Alive.
A rescue from a mostly buried house gave new hope to a town devastated by floods in Nepal. Earlier Saturday, another survivor had been pulled from a tunnel.
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Nepal flooding: Rescuers search mud-filled tunnels, save trapped hydropower workers after 9 days
Two workers were rescued from inside a hydropower tunnel on Friday after devastating flooding left them trapped. Footage released by the Nepali Army shows rescuers working amid mud and debris to free the men before carrying them from the site and providing medical treatment. #nepal #flooding #rescue
YOUTUBE (CNN) - 2 pulled alive from flooded Nepal tunnels, sparking hope for more rescues
Two people have been pulled alive from a hydropower tunnel in Nepal, more than a week after catastrophic floods at its border with China. The plant was unrecognizable from the disaster – rescuers had to use satellite pictures to find it below the mud. Sanjay Sah, 30, who is in stable condition, had to ask rescuers what date it was. He said he was trapped after helping others escape and kept his spirits up chanting Hindu mantras. Kabir Maharjan, 45 is critically ill. Both are being treated in hospital. Emergency workers told CNN at the site that they remain hopeful of finding more people alive. But the situation remains murky and operations are cumbersome, with rescuers digging by hand. 0:00 Cheers as Sanjay Sah, 30, is pulled from tunnel…
NYTIMES (Mujib Mashal and Binod Ghimire) - Families Turn to Symbolic Cremation After Nepal Floods
Thousands are missing, and some families have lost hope of recovering their bodies. To carry out his sacred duty, a son lights the funeral pyre for a straw effigy of his father.
NYTIMES (Laura Chung) - Inside the Nepal Tunnel Rescue Operation
An Australian engineer advising the effort described how two men were freed after nine days trapped in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant.
NYTIMES (Laura Chung) - Inside the Nepal Tunnel Rescue Operation
An Australian engineer advising the effort described how two men were freed after nine days trapped in a tunnel at the Upper Trishuli 3A hydropower plant.
ABCNEWS (ABC News: Top Stories) - 2 people rescued alive from tunnel after deadly Nepal-Tibet flash flood
Two people have been rescued from a hydropower tunnel at the Trishuli 3A construction site, Nepal's Army confirmed Friday after posting images of the scene on Facebook.