Emergency teams launched an all-out search-and-rescue operation at Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, Xizang Autonomous Region, on 29 August 2026 after a fast-moving chain mudslide buried sections of the China-Nepal border crossing, reportedly causing heavy casualties and leaving many missing.
A high-altitude glacier collapse on the Nepalese side of the border set off a fast-moving chain mudslide on 29 August 2026, striking Gyirong Port — a key crossing point between China and Nepal — and reportedly causing heavy casualties.
The 29 August 2026 mudslide at Gyirong Port, Xizang Autonomous Region, reportedly caused heavy casualties and left many people missing at the China-Nepal border crossing, according to Xinhua reports cited by NationPress.
Rescue teams mobilised immediately after the chain mudslide struck Gyirong Port on 29 August 2026, deploying an all-out effort to reach the affected sections of the Xizang Autonomous Region crossing and locate those still missing.
Gyirong Port, a key entry point on the China-Nepal border in southwest Xizang, was struck by a fast-moving chain mudslide on 29 August 2026, disrupting border operations and prompting an immediate emergency response from Chinese authorities.
Search teams continued combing the debris at Gyirong Port in Gyirong County on 29 August 2026, with many persons still unaccounted for following the glacier-triggered chain mudslide that hit the Xizang Autonomous Region border crossing.
A high-altitude glacier collapse on the Nepalese side triggered a chain mudslide at Gyirong Port, Xizang, on 29 August 2026, reportedly causing heavy casualties and leaving many missing — with an all-out rescue operation underway as of the latest reports.