Day: September 2, 2026

Public outrage has erupted in China after a woman was filmed squatting on a live tortoise at a Guangdong theme park on August 21. The viral video prompted the park to seek immediate veterinary care for the tortoise.

Source: South China Morning Post

The first Chinese study of the Nepal-Tibet disaster found that the surface velocity of the debris flow from the flash floods was moving at about 19 metres (62ft) per second when it first struck Gyrong Port in Tibet. The speed is almost twice the average pace of the world’s fastest man, Usain Bolt, when he set the 100-metre record in 2009. While it is still not clear what caused the avalanche that triggered the flooding, Chinese scientists say that rising global temperatures are causing ice in the Himalayas to melt faster. At least 16 people have died and more than 546 others remain missing on the China side of the disaster zone, while the death toll on the Nepal side has reached 1,058 with 4,606 still missing.

Source: South China Morning Post

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More than 100 Nepalese citizens and one British national have been rescued during the most recent search operations following devastating flash floods, according to the Nepalese army on Tuesday. The confirmed death toll exceeded 1,000 on Tuesday, as rescuers used heavy machinery, helicopters and excavators to try and reach thousands of people still missing one week after the Himalayan disaster left a trail of destruction in the region.

Source: South China Morning Post