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Reuters
08-07-2025
- Climate
- Reuters
Dozens missing after floods on Nepal-China border
KATHMANDU, July 8 (Reuters) - Over two dozen people were missing after torrential rain in China's Tibet region triggered a deluge in the Bhote Koshi River, washing away the "Friendship Bridge" that links China and Nepal, officials said on Tuesday. Weather forecasting experts said the flood might have been the result of an overflowing glacial lake in Tibet since there had been no heavy rainfall in the immediate catchment area of the river in the preceding 24 hours. At least 18 people are missing in Nepal while China's official Xinhua news agency said 11 people were unaccounted for on the Chinese side of the mountainous border region. In Nepal, the missing included six Chinese workers and three police personnel, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority (NDRRMA) said on X. It added that eight electric cars were also washed away and a small hydroelectric plant was damaged in the flood. Trade between Nepal and China was disrupted because of the bridge's destruction, officials said. The missing Chinese nationals were working at the Inland Container Depot being constructed with Chinese assistance about 80 km (50 miles) north of the capital Kathmandu, said Arjun Paudel, a senior administrative official of Rasuwa district. "The river also swept away some containers with goods imported from is a big loss (of property) and we are collecting details," he told Reuters. The Nepali army rescued 11 people and search and rescue operations were continuing, spokesperson Raja Ram Basnet said. China has been increasing its investment in Nepal in recent years in domains including roads, power plants, and hospitals. The Asian giant has been battered by heavy rain and flash floods over the last few days that have left a trail of destruction, and is bracing for a tropical storm this week. Nepal's weather forecasting department is working with Sentinel Asia - an international initiative that uses space-based technology to support disaster management in the Asia-Pacific region - to determine the cause of the flooding. "We have made an Emergency Observation Request to the Sentinel Asia … for the satellite data to ascertain the possible causes of the flood and its impact," it said. In Pakistan, at least 79 people including 38 children have died in floods and rain-related incidents, including landslides and house collapses, since June 26, its National Disaster Management Authority said on Tuesday. The NDMA issued fresh alerts for flash flooding and glacial lake outbursts in the northern and northwestern provinces of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, citing "a significant rise in temperatures upcoming weather system."
Yahoo
03-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
300 India-based Chinese workers in Apple's Foxconn facility ordered home
July 2 (UPI) -- Apple's largest iPhone producer has reportedly ordered hundreds of its India-based Chinese workers to return to their native China but for unspecified reasons. Foxconn, which manufactures more than 70% of Apple's iPhones, told more than 300 Chinese employees to end work at Foxconn's factory in India and to return home, Bloomberg first reported Wednesday. The loss accounts for a significant number of Foxconn's iPhone facility staff in India with support remaining only from workers via Taiwan. According to Bloomberg, why the order was given was unclear, but Chinese officials allegedly had been requesting that government regulators curb knowledge and technological resources away from India to preserve China's weighty manufacturing abilities. That report went on to cite an unspecific source saying Foxconn for nearly the last two months had been ordering Chinese workers back. Apple's action comes as its partners and Foxconn have boosted iPhone production in India as it seeks to scale back reliance on China. Currently, India makes one-fifth of global iPhone output. A $435 million investment by Foxconn for a semiconductor plant in India got the go-ahead in May by Indian government officials. In May 2023, Foxconn officials broke ground on its new $500 million Indian manufacturing facility in Telangana, on 196 acres outside the city of Hyderabad in south-central India that was expected to create at least 25,000 jobs. Apple CEO Tim Cook, meanwhile, has indicated that Apple will import more iPhones via India as one avenue to manage the ongoing uncertainties of U.S. tariff and other trade policies. In February, Apple announced its $500 billion four-year-investment to expand its U.S. facilities. Apple had a goal to produce by late next year the large part of American-bound iPhones in India, but may see delays with Foxconn starting mass production of the iPhone17. Error while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data


Free Malaysia Today
30-05-2025
- Business
- Free Malaysia Today
Brazil sues China's BYD over ‘slavery' conditions on build site
The case involved 220 Chinese workers found last December living in slavery-like conditions at a BYD construction site in Bahia. (BYD pic) RIO DE JENAIRO : Brazilian prosecutors are suing Chinese electric car giant BYD and two contracting companies for human trafficking and alleged slave labour conditions at a build site, according to legal documents seen by AFP Thursday. The case concerns 220 Chinese workers found last December in conditions 'analogous to slavery' at a BYD plant under construction in Camacari, in the northeastern state of Bahia. Bahia's regional ministry for works (MPT) said in December it had found 'degrading working conditions' at the site being built as BYD's largest electric car plant outside of Asia. Workers slept without mattresses and in one case had to share a bathroom between 31 of them, it said. Labourers had 'visible signs of skin damage' from working long hours under the sun. The MPT said it also suspected 'forced labour,' with illegal clauses in workers' contracts, passports confiscated and the employer withholding as much as 70% of their salary. Workers were monitored by armed guards. After the allegations were made public, BYD's Brazilian subsidiary said it had broken its contract with the Jinjiang subsidiary responsible for work on the site. Jinjiang denied the slavery allegation. The MPT is now seeking 257 million reais (US$45.3 million) for 'collective moral damages,' as well as individual payments for each worker. The civil suit against BYD, Jinjiang and Tonghe Intelligent Equipment (now Tecmonta) was filed after the companies refused to sign a 'conduct adjustment agreement' proposed by Brazilian authorities, the MPT said. China's foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning said Thursday that Beijing 'places great importance on protecting and safeguarding workers' legitimate rights and interests,' and requires Chinese companies to 'operate in compliance with laws and regulations.' BYD did not immediately respond to AFP's request for comment Thursday.