China censors dramatic flash flood footage from Tibet as hundreds of victims remain unaccounted for
China's reconstruction efforts on its side of the border underscore the cross-border scale of the disaster, with Nepal's home minister Sudan Gurung confirming air is now being pumped to workers trapped underground.Rescuers were forced to halt pumping air to more than 100 workers trapped at the Trishuli 3A hydropower site after heavy overnight rainfall inundated the excavation area.
Only a single still-frame has aired on China's state-run news bulletin, while the full CCTV footage of the torrent tearing through Gyirong Port has been suppressed on the country's heavily censored internet. The videos spread rapidly on social media worldwide but proved almost impossible to find inside China. First-hand survivor accounts are even scarcer, with Beijing posting only official rescue updates. Tibet's politically sensitive status means its very name draws the censors, making the firewall more visible than ever during the disaster.
