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A flash flood triggered by continuous rainfall struck Rasuwa district in northern Nepal in the early hours of Tuesday. According to the Chinese Embassy in Nepal, a Chinese-assisted construction project on the Nepali side of a border facility has reported six Chinese employees and eight Nepali workers missing. The Nepali military and police are currently conducting emergency rescue operations, according to the Xinhua News Agency. 

A total of 17 people were reported missing after a mudslide hit the Gyirong Port area along the China-Nepal border on Tuesday morning, according to local authorities, per Xinhua. 

Global Times