Kathmandu, Aug. 31 -- China has closed the Tatopani border point for imports and exports until further notice, citing the risk of landslides on the Nepali side of the border.

The closure, which took effect on Saturday, has further disrupted Nepal-China trade at a time when another major crossing, Rasuwagadhi in Rasuwa, remains out of operation after Wednesday's devastating floods swept away the Timure border settlement and several government offices.

"Since the risk of landslides is posing a threat on the Nepali side of the border in Liping, the Chinese side has closed the Tatopani border for trading purposes from Saturday," Laxmi Niraula, Nepal's consul general in Lhasa, told the Post over the phone.

An official at the Tatopani Custom...