China censors dramatic Tibet flood videos that have been seen around the world as death toll mounts


Beijing's state media has broadcast only a single still-frame from the torrent of floodwater that swept through Gyirong Port, while the full CCTV footage — which spread rapidly across global social media — remains nearly impossible to find on China's heavily censored internet. First-hand survivor accounts are even harder to locate, with hundreds confirmed dead and a comparable number missing since Wednesday. Xi Jinping convened an emergency meeting and launched a massive rescue operation, but Tibet's fraught political history with Beijing means the region's name alone triggers the country's censors.
