Three Malaysians among 261 foreign nationals unaccounted for after Gyirong mudslide at China‑Nepal border

Three Malaysians are among 261 foreign nationals unaccounted for after a mudslide struck Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on August 26, according to a press conference held by the regional government's information office on August 30. The latest figure includes 104 from Nepal, 49 from India, 33 from Latvia, 18 from the United States, 15 from Britain, six each from Canada and Australia, four from South Africa, and three each from Malaysia, Germany, and Russia.

China has notified the countries' embassies and consulates in China about the situation. No foreign tourists are currently stranded in Gyirong County, and China has opened two 24-hour English-language hotlines for the families of the unaccounted-for foreign nationals.

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