No foreigners among flood victims identified in Tibet, Xinhua reports

08-09-2026 13:23 HKT

Flowers are placed on mud as tribute at the core disaster-hit area at Gyirong Port amid rescue efforts following the August 26 mudslide, during an organised media tour in Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China, September 6, 2026. REUTERS/Tingshu Wang/Pool

None of the bodies retrieved in Tibet after the devastating floods that destroyed the Gyirong border crossing with Nepal were foreign nationals, China's state news agency Xinhua reported on Tuesday.

A total of 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries remained unaccounted for, Chinese officials said, as they began to confirm the identities of some victims.

The death toll in Tibet stood at 43, with another 519 people still missing.

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