China-Nepal floods: police officer filmed guiding people away from stricken border post

Video footage taken moments before a catastrophic mudslide hit a border post in Tibet shows how one police officer stationed there tried to guide civilians to safety.

The clip, which shows the officer trying to direct people away from the police station at Gyirong Port, went viral online in China over the weekend.

State broadcaster CCTV said the officer, whom it named as Huang Peng, also rushed into a nearby tourist service centre to tell those inside to evacuate. The 34-year-old, who had served...