All-out rescue operations underway after mudslide hits border port in Xizang
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August 29, 2026
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Experts conduct on-site surveys near a barrier lake formed upstream of the Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)
"All-out rescue operations underway after mudslide hits border port in XizangThe 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.2026-08-29张露露http://english.scio.gov.cn/2026-08/29/118670110_t2_5X38X585X424_2a68be31-ff9c-4da5-913f-aee57aa16647.JPGhttp://english.scio.gov.cn/chinavoices/2026-08/29/content_118670110_7.htmlXinhua