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China-Nepal border crossing destroyed by mudslide, human cost emerges

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A devastating mudslide triggered by a glacier collapse in Nepal has erased the Gyirong Port, a crucial border crossing between China and Nepal. The disaster, which occurred on August 26, swept away the entire port area in just seven minutes. Many individuals, including Gui Xinwei's colleagues, were lost in the event. Gui Xinwei, deputy chief of the Gyirong Border Inspection Station, returned to find his workplace of over 20 years completely gone, describing the scene as surreal. AI

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Liu Zhen ·

    In Gyirong Port, small items speak of the human cost of the China-Nepal disaster

    “I do not want to stop [searching]. If I pause, I start thinking about my brothers and sisters and all the moments of my life here.” Gui Xinwei, deputy chief of the Gyirong Border Inspection Station, was speaking to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV from the ruins of his workplace, …

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