Devastating flash floods have crippled the crucial Gyirong border port, shattering China’s ambitious Nepal-Tibet rail project. The disaster obliterated vital infrastructure, exposing the extreme vulnerability of BRI routes in the treacherous Himalayas.

With key corridors buried in mud and debris, the dream of connecting Kathmandu to Tibet faces an indefinite, uncertain future. Is this ambitious geopolitical rail link effectively dead on arrival?

With key corridors buried in mud and debris, the dream of connecting Kathmandu to Tibet faces an indefinite, uncertain future. Is this ambitious geopolitical rail link effectively dead on arrival?