China confirms 43 dead in mudslide, Tibetan resident says 26 dead in just one village

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Thousands remain missing in aftermath of Aug. 26 mudslide on Nepal-Tibet border.

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As Chinese officials raised the official death toll from the Nepal-Tibet mudslide to 43 on Saturday, a Tibetan resident told RFA on Sunday that 26 people died in Risur village, Kyirong county, alone, where the Kyirong (Gyirong in Chinese) border post is located.

Because entry into the imm...

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