- Border infrastructure failures and natural disasters are reported in Nepal involving China.
- Floods and landslides struck the border region between Nepal and China.
- Aid organization Convoy of Hope responds to flooding affecting the shared border between Nepal and China.
- Flood disaster threatens hydropower project safety and damages border crossing between Nepal and China.
Construction of a massive hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra River raises concerns over glacier risk and lack of transparency from China.
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Construction of a massive hydropower dam on the Brahmaputra River raises concerns over glacier risk and lack of transparency from China.
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What this event is mainly aboutHow it developed
Newest first. Tap a step to see who reported it.- Glacial floods in Nepal affect downstream areas near the Brahmaputra River, which borders Arunachal Pradesh, amid massive dam construction by China.Sub-event
- Diplomatic pressure mounts on China regarding mega-dam projects threatening livelihoods in Nepal.Sub-event
Concerns rise over China's lack of transparency regarding glacier risk tied to massive dam construction on the Brahmaputra.1 source
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Flood disaster threatens hydropower project safety and damages border crossing between Nepal and China.Also in this story
- Floods caused power plants at Kulekhani-I Hydropower Project to fail, prompting the setting of new operational safety thresholds.
- Sukhwinder Singh is coordinating the response to devastating floods and natural calamity while working as an engineer at the Trishuli Hydropower Project-1 in Nepal.
Within Border infrastructure failures and natural disasters are reported in Nepal involving China.
The entities involved
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Nepal
country in South Asia
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Tibet
plateau region in west China
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Brahmaputra River
river in China, India, and Bangladesh
Related events
- Beijing controls information flow in Tibet and censors coverage of the Nepal-Tibet disaster.
- A disaster has occurred on the border corridor between Nepal and Tibet. Separately, China's embassy accused an Argentine official of spreading rumors, while a Chinese state company built a hydroelectric installation near the border.
- Government agencies convey information and call for diplomatic consultations regarding cross-border risks related to lake formation in Tibet.
- China's loans and construction projects are rapidly increasing in Nepal, while the Chinese regime continues building dams and hydropower stations in Tibet.
- China shares disaster monitoring data with Nepal, while Pakistan reports on the disaster.