China-Nepal border floods leave nearly 400 missing, including 105 Indians

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday ordered all-out efforts to search for and rescue people missing after devastating flash floods hit areas along the China-Nepal border in Tibet, causing heavy casualties. Nearly 400 people are missing, including at least 105 Indians and 37 NRIs. The flooding also swept through two central Nepal districts bordering Tibet, killing at least four people, causing extensive damage to settlements along the river and damaging at least a dozen hydropower projects early on Wednesday. According to state-run Xinhua news agency, Xi issued the instructions after a mudslide occurred at around 10.30 am on Wednesday at…