Death Toll and Missing Reaches 558 in Tibet Landslide, Including 260 Foreigners

The casualties from the massive landslide in Gyirong County, Xigaze, in China's Tibet Autonomous Region, have increased to 3 dead and 558 missing.

China Central Television (CCTV) reported that as of 8:00 a.m. today (local time), provisional tallies show 3 people dead and 558 missing due to the landslide.

Among the missing, 260 are foreign nationals.

Compared to the figures as of 8:00 p.m. the previous day, which stood at 3 dead and 265 missing, the number of missing persons more than doubled overnight.

Rescue authorities have rescued 2 residents and are continuing their search for the missing and assessing the damage.

The landslide occurred around 10:30 a.m. the previous day on the Nepal side, sweeping through the area of Gyirong County in Xigaze, Tibet Autonomous Region, located near the border between China and Nepal.
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