Heavy rain triggered a landslide in Tibet early on Friday, causing a collapse on the China-Nepal Highway and stranding more than 1,000 people, Xinhua reported. A 110-meter section of the road, about 2 km from the Zham Port, was destroyed after the landslide on the southern face of the Himalayas. The incident affected 400 vehicles and more than 1,000 people. Nearly 100 police were dispatched to repair the destroyed highway. They have cleared 10,000 cubic meters of debris, but their efforts are being hampered by rain and fuel shortages, police said. Experts said the geological structure of the southern face of the Himalayas is fragile and prone to landslides during the rainy season, which runs from May to September in the region.
