China Restores Access to Tibet Disaster Zone
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Exiled Tibetans and advocacy groups have accused China of heavily underreporting the death toll from devastating flooding in border regions with Nepal, claims Beijing rejected as "malicious
BEIJING, Sept 2 (Reuters) - China has fully reopened the only road leading to the Gyirong border crossing into Nepal a week after it was torn apart by catastrophic flooding, allowing heavy machinery to reach the core disaster zone for the first time.
Independent verification of on-the-ground conditions in Tibet remains limited due to restricted access for foreign press.
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