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Flood in Rongdrak County, Tibet

June 20, 2020;

Reports have emerged of flooding and landslides in Tibet’s Rongdrak County resulting in two deaths and the displacement of 20,000 residents. The devastation is believed to have effected “ten separate areas within the county” with some houses being completely destroyed. Though the flooding has been blamed on heavy rainfall Tibet is reportedly seeing an “unprecedented number of natural disasters” with the situation exacerbated by “excessive construction activities”, mining and deforestation.

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