Tibet restarts freight trade at land port damaged in earthquake

More than four years after a devastating earthquake struck Nepal, the Zhangmu customs port linking the country with China has reopened.

The Tibet autonomous region will resume freight transport through the border point on Wednesday, when both countries will attend a resumption ceremony at the newly built Zhangmu-Tatopani Friendship Bridge, which connects the two border villages.

The magnitude-8.1 earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25, 2015, caused a large loss of life and economic losses for the local people. The port was forced to shut down due to damage to roads, bridges and other equipment.