Over 130 people, including tourists, were stranded in China’s Tibet region after landslides in neighboring Nepal shut major roadways.
Heavy rains and flooding washed away sections of a provincial highway, trapping tourists in the remote mountain hamlet of Zhentang, according to China’s state media.
Heavy rains have caused floods and landslides in Nepal for several days, killing dozens and washing away roads and other critical infrastructure.
According to local media, those stranded included migrant laborers, businessmen travelling, and tourists.
Rescuers were attempting to evacuate them on Wednesday.
The stranded people were earlier asked to hike up a mountain to relative safety.
The town, on the southern slope of the Himalayas near China’s border with Nepal, has an average altitude of 2,000 metres and is in an area known for hot springs and hiking.
Another 342 stranded people were relocated to nearby towns earlier.
Floods, landslides and lightning strikes have killed at least 50 people across Nepal since mid-June, when the annual monsoon rains started.
In the hill-ringed capital of Kathmandu, several rivers have overflown their banks, flooded roads and inundated homes.
The adverse weather is expected to persist, with storms forecast throughout Thursday, adding another layer of difficulty to the rescue efforts.
India is also experiencing strong rains.
Mumbai saw at least 300mm of rain on Monday, flooding roads, delaying trains, and disrupting flights.
Earlier this month, heavy rainfall triggered flooding in the capital Delhi and destroyed the roof of an international airport parking lot, killing one person.
Severe rains has caused flooding in the country’s hilly northeastern regions, which were hit by Cyclone Remal in May.
