Key Equipment for Road Reinforcement Arrives in Mudslide-Hit Gyirong
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Search near Gyirong Port goes deeper, more targeted
Fire and rescue teams are expanding detailed searches across the core disaster area around Gyirong Port in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region, after the main land route was reopened, allowing heavy machinery to support deeper excavation and searches, the Ministry of Emergency Management said on Thursday.
Steep gorges amplified deadly mudslide along China-Nepal border, experts say
A mudslide that tore along the China-Nepal border and struck Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on August 26 was made far more destructive by the steep, narrow Himalayan gorges, said Sudan Bikash Maharjan, a remote-sensing analyst at the Kathmandu-based International Center for Integrated Mountain Development.
China Focus: 21 dead, 541 missing after mudslide hits border port in China's Xizang
Allegations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) concealing damage from massive mudslides in China and Nepal have surfaced. The U.S. Embassy in China is requesting entry and exit records, while Chinese state-controlled media outlets have faced a barrage of criticism for their explanations.
On August 26, 2026, screenshots from surveillance cameras circulating on Chinese social media platforms showed a sudden flood hitting the Gyirong Port in the Tibet Autonomous Region. Although AFP verified the location using satellite and street view data, the original post was no longer identifiable, and the video was subsequently deleted. (UNKNOWN/AFP)
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