China, Nepal join hands to repair highway blocked by landslide

English.news.cn 2015-08-05 20:31:24

Rescuers work at the Nepalese section of China-Nepal Highway where the landslide happened, Aug. 5, 2015. An emergency squad of 100 Chinese armed police officers were sent to Nepal on Saturday to repair a highway blocked by landslide. Rescuers have completed the repairs of 30 km as of 10 a.m. on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Wang Wei)

LHASA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese armed police officers sent to Nepal on Saturday have cleared more than 30 km of a 37-km stretch of the China-Nepal Highway blocked by a rain-triggered landslide.

The Nepalese part of the highway is 114 km long and was ravaged by days of heavy rain. The Nepalese Army said on Saturday that a joint team from the two countries would clear the blocked Tatopani-Khadichaur stretch of the highway within 20 days.Full Story

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[Editor: Mengjie]

China, Nepal join hands to repair highway blocked by landslide

English.news.cn | 2015-08-05 20:31:24 | Editor: Mengjie

LHASA, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Chinese armed police officers sent to Nepal on Saturday have cleared more than 30 km of a 37-km stretch of the China-Nepal Highway blocked by a rain-triggered landslide.

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