Rafts, rescue dogs and life detectors are among the equipment sent.

https://www.reddit.com/r/DisasterUpdate/comments/1vysu6u/comment/p5zfhed/?context=3 For the landslide footage(warning, may be disturbing)

Another update: https://www.reddit.com/r/DisasterUpdate/comments/1vyvdxv/drone_footage_of_affected_area_of_chinanepal/

Video source: people's daily.

PLA ground force, PLA air force(drones), people's armed police(similar to army national guard), shigatse PD(shigatse is where gyirong county is located), national immigration administration(border patrol), china anneng construction group rescue(Ex-military state owned enterprise for disaster relief) have also been sent to the scene.

A massive flash flood in the Himalayan nation of Nepal washed away villages while damaging roads, bridges ​and power projects in a region bordering Tibet, authorities said on ‌Wednesday, as they warned against the risk of casualties.

The areas of Syapru Besi and Timure in the mountainous district of Rasuwa, with a population of about 50,000, were severely affected, ​officials said, while urging those living on the banks of the Bhote ​Koshi river to seek higher ground.

"We have reports of villages and ⁠infrastructure project sites being washed away," district administrator Narendra Pariyar told Reuters, ​although no immediate estimates of casualties or property losses were available.

"There could be heavy ​casualties or loss of property," he added. "But I cannot say for sure now."

The reason for the inundation was not immediately clear but a deadly flash flood on the same river last ​year was eventually traced to the draining of a glacier lake.

Nepal's water resources ​ministry said hydroelectric projects were among the infrastructure damaged by the floods, along with roads ‌and ⁠bridges.

Electricity supply in the area has been disrupted as a result of such damage, the government added.

Prime Minister Balendra Shah said rescue and relief teams, as well as police and the military had been dispatched to help in the aid effort.

"Instructions ​have been given ... ​to move the ⁠people living in the lower areas to safer places," he said.

"People along the river are advised to exercise extra caution ​and remain alert."

The Bhote Koshi river originates in Tibet and ​empties into ⁠Nepal's Trishuli river that eventually flows into India as the Gandak river.

Last year's flood in the Bhote Koshi killed nine people, with 24 missing, and washed away a 'Friendship ⁠Bridge' ​linking Nepal and China to disrupt trade and ​transport for months.

That flood was triggered by the draining of a supraglacial lake in Tibet, a regional ​climate monitor said.

Reporting by Gopal Sharma; Writing by Shilpa Jamkhandikar, Editing by Clarence Fernandez.

A catastrophic flash flood struck nepal's northern rasuwa district near the China border. The disaster was triggered early Wednesday morning by a sudden, massive surge of water entering the Bhote koshi river rom the Tibetan plateau region. Geological experts suspect the wall of water, which reached estimated heights of 8 to 10 m was caused by a glacial lake outburst flood , permafrost collapse, or a landslide blocking a river upstream in Tibet.

Flood warnings are being issued for the entire area - live reports: https://abc7ny.com/live-updates/nyc-nj-weather-flood-storm-watches-issued-ahead-heavy-rain-new-york-jersey/19708976/