China restores road access to Tibet disaster zone as search intensifies

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China has reopened the road leading to the Gyirong border crossing into Nepal after catastrophic flooding damaged it a week ago. This restoration allows heavy machinery access to the disaster zone, enabling intensified search and recovery efforts.

BEIJING, Sept 2 - China has fully reopened the only road leading to the Gyirong border crossing into Nepal a week after it was torn apart by catastrophic flooding, allowing heavy machinery to reach the core disaster zone for the first time.