Successive snowstorms for several in Tibet have caused serious mud-rock floods in Bomi county recently. 480 million cubic meters of muddy flood blocked the estuaries of the Yigong Lake; and the up-rising water of the lake furiously engulfed the farmland and houses, threatening the thousands of human lives. The rescue team was sent there yesterday. More than one thousand local people have been rescued out in 40 hours of "battling" so far...

These have been the largest snowstorms in the past 20 years, with accumulated snow of 1-2 meters deep...