Rescuers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army transfer inflatable rescue boats to the mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. (Photo by Zheng Chongxi/Xinhua)

The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.

As of 10 a.m. on Friday, a total of 681 fire and rescue personnel and 113 vehicles had arrived at the remote mountainous border area, while 6,612 pieces of rescue equipment and logistical supplies had been dispatched to Gyirong Township, the National Fire and Rescue Administration said.

A large amount of daily necessities, such as highland barley, rice, flour, drinking water, instant noodles, tents, folding beds, quilts, mattresses, blankets and raincoats have been delivered to the township, the region's emergency management department said.