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China-Nepal border post destroyed by landslide; officer hailed for rescue efforts

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A police officer in Tibet, Huang Peng, is being hailed as a hero after footage emerged of him guiding civilians to safety moments before a border post was destroyed by a landslide. The incident occurred at Gyirong Port, a crossing between China and Nepal, which was devastated by a glacier collapse. The debris, moving at high speed, left little time for evacuation, and the fate of Officer Huang Peng, who had served at the station for 13 years, remains unknown. AI

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