Disinfection Teams Deploy at Gyirong Mudslide Zone

A worker performs disinfection procedures for rescue personnel at the mudslide-affected site in Gyirong County, Xizang Autonomous Region, on 30 August 2026, after a mudslide triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in Nepal struck the Gyirong Port border crossing.

Communication support teams searched for damaged optical cables in Gyirong County on 30 August 2026, as a newly commissioned 4G/5G base station — located approximately 900 metres from the stricken Gyirong Port — went live to stabilise signals at the core rescue zone.

Rescue teams conducted intensive search-and-rescue operations at the mudslide site in Gyirong County, Xizang, on 30 August 2026, pressing to locate survivors following the ice-rock avalanche-triggered mudslide that struck the Gyirong Port border crossing.

Emergency responders combed through debris at the Gyirong County mudslide zone in Xizang on 30 August 2026, with teams working against deteriorating conditions to reach anyone trapped after the Nepal-origin avalanche triggered the disaster at Gyirong Port.

A rescue team operated a life detector device at the mudslide-hit zone in Gyirong County, Xizang, on 30 August 2026, using specialised equipment to scan for signs of life beneath the debris left by the Nepal avalanche-triggered mudslide at Gyirong Port.

A handler and his sniffer dog searched for missing persons at the mudslide-affected area in Gyirong County, Xizang, on 30 August 2026, as canine units formed a key part of the multi-pronged search effort at the Gyirong Port disaster zone.

Alongside advanced detection equipment, sniffer dog teams continued scouring the mudslide debris in Gyirong County, Xizang Autonomous Region, on 30 August 2026, as authorities maintained an around-the-clock search for those unaccounted for after the Gyirong Port disaster.

Search-and-rescue dog handlers pressed on through difficult terrain at the Gyirong County disaster site in Xizang on 30 August 2026, with canine units deployed to cover sections of the debris field inaccessible to mechanical equipment following the Nepal-triggered mudslide.

Hygiene workers carried out disinfection procedures on rescue personnel operating at the mudslide site in Gyirong County, Xizang, on 30 August 2026, a standard post-disaster health measure following the ice-rock avalanche that struck the Gyirong Port border area.

Multiple rescue crews and sniffer dog units jointly searched the mudslide-hit area in Gyirong County, Xizang Autonomous Region, on 30 August 2026, coordinating a broad sweep of the zone impacted by the Nepal ice-rock avalanche at Gyirong Port.

Disinfection protocols remained active across the Gyirong County mudslide zone in Xizang on 30 August 2026, with workers systematically sanitising rescue teams to mitigate health risks in the aftermath of the Nepal avalanche-triggered mudslide at Gyirong Port.

A sanitation worker performed disinfection operations at the mudslide-affected site in Gyirong County, Xizang Autonomous Region, on 30 August 2026, as authorities worked to contain secondary health hazards following the ice-rock avalanche-triggered disaster at Gyirong Port.

A rescue handler and his sniffer dog pursued leads among the rubble at the Gyirong County mudslide site in Xizang on 30 August 2026, as teams maintained relentless pressure to account for all persons missing after the Nepal-triggered avalanche hit Gyirong Port.

Telecom support crews erected a new 4G/5G base station at the mudslide site in Gyirong County, Xizang, on 30 August 2026, positioned approximately 900 metres from the stricken Gyirong Port to deliver reliable communications coverage across the active rescue zone.

A freshly installed 4G/5G base station, commissioned on Sunday 31 August 2026 and sited roughly 900 metres from Gyirong Port, provided more stable wireless signals to rescue coordinators working at the Gyirong County mudslide site in Xizang.

Communications support personnel installed a 4G/5G base station approximately 900 metres from the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, Xizang, on 30 August 2026, a critical step in restoring reliable connectivity for on-site rescue coordinators.

The newly operational 4G/5G emergency base station near Gyirong Port, Xizang, activated on Sunday, ensured that rescue coordinators at the mudslide core site in Gyirong County maintained uninterrupted communications as search operations continued on 30 August 2026.

Authorities rebuilt the communications grid at the Gyirong County disaster zone in Xizang Autonomous Region by deploying a 4G/5G base station roughly 900 metres from Gyirong Port, enabling uninterrupted coordination as rescue teams worked through 30 August 2026.

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