260 of the 558 missing in Tibet mudslide are foreign nationals: Chinese state media  

Chinese authorities said Thursday that 260 of the 558 people still missing after a mudslide at the border between Nepal and Tibet were foreign nationals, state media reported.

Preliminary statistics show that as of Thursday morning, "558 people remained missing (and) among them, 260 were foreign nationals", state broadcaster CCTV said, citing local officials speaking at a news briefing in Tibet.