Eight killed as flood collapses Nepal-China bridge

A river separating China and Nepal flooded, collapsing a bridge and killing at least eight people. (EPA PHOTO) A river separating China and Nepal flooded, collapsing a bridge and killing at least eight people. (EPA PHOTO) Credit: AAP At least eight people were killed and over two dozen are missing after the Bhote Koshi River flooded, washing away the “Friendship Bridge” that links China and Nepal, officials say. There had been no heavy rainfall in the immediate area of the river in the preceding 24 hours, but weather forecasting experts said Tuesday’s flood might have been the result of an…