The footage was horrific: a massive wave of ice, mud and floodwater smashing into buildings on the border between China and Nepal with devastating force, sweeping away bridges and cars. Stunned onlookers watched as homes crumpled and towns disappeared. Terrified construction workers were seen fleeing for their lives. No wonder the distressing videos, snatched on smartphones, led global news reports as it emerged that the hundreds of missing people in this Himalayan tragedy included tourists from at least 30 nations. Yet in China, the state broadcaster led its Thursday evening report on the launch of a new book by President […]

Massive landslides and catastrophic flash floods have wreaked havoc at the Nepal-China border, destroying houses, wiping out bridges and killing hundreds.

Massive landslides and catastrophic flash floods have wreaked havoc at the Nepal-China border, destroying houses, wiping out bridges and killing at least 538 people.