00:01The number of people confirmed dead in China's Tibet after last week's devastating Himalayan flash floods has risen to 21,
00:09with 541 others still missing.
00:12Images shown on state broadcaster CCTV on Thursday showed search and rescue efforts continuing, and reported over 2,300 rescue
00:22personnel have been deployed.
00:24In neighboring Nepal, at least 1,200 people have been confirmed killed, and nearly 4,000 others are missing.
00:33Government sources told Reuters that Nepal plans to rebuild an early warning system for landslides on part of its border
00:41with China, installing seismic sensors, cameras, and a satellite link.
00:46The stretch of border where the instruments will be placed lies in one of the most sensitive parts of Nepal's
00:53frontier with China's Tibet region,
00:55a high-altitude area closely watched by Kathmandu, Beijing, and New Delhi.
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