Rockfall damages Tatopani customs yard, forces staff to evacuate

Large boulders struck warehouses, offices, staff quarters and parked vehicles at Nepal’s key trade gateway with China, while continuing rockfalls left the area unsafe.

A rockfall has damaged the Tatopani customs yard, warehouses, office buildings, staff quarters and an Armed Police Force border outpost, disrupting operations at one of Nepal’s main trading gateways with China.