May 05, 2015 05:31 PM

Global Times, Xinhua Publish False Reports about Free Flights from Nepal

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A Chinese volunteer helps clean up a village in Nepal that was badly damaged by the April 25 earthquake

A Chinese volunteer helps clean up a village in Nepal that was badly damaged by the April 25 earthquake

(Beijing) – Two state-run media outlets have incorrectly reported that the Chinese government is providing free flights home for nationals stuck in earthquake-ravaged Nepal.

The Global Times said a day after the 7.8 magnitude earthquake on April 25 that China was among the first countries to send chartered flights to take its citizens out of Nepal. It said that passengers would pay nothing for the ride home.

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