Xi Orders Glacier Survey as Rescue Faces ‘Extreme Difficulties’

Chinese President Xi Jinping said rescue operations faced difficulties following a mudslide in the Himalayas near the Nepal border, and ordered surveys of glaciers and glacial lakes across the Tibetan Plateau. The mudslide resulted in deaths, according to Xi's statement. Xi did not specify the number of casualties or the exact location of the incident in his remarks.

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