An aerial drone image captures ongoing road clearance at the core of Gyirong Port, Xizang Autonomous Region, southwest China, on 2 September 2026 — days after a mudslide severed access to the port area along the G216 national highway.
Drone footage taken on 2 September 2026 shows active road clearance on the G216 national highway at Gyirong Port, Xizang — a critical supply and transit corridor that was blocked by a mudslide prior to repair operations beginning.
According to rescuers, days of round-the-clock repair work on the mudslide-damaged G216 national highway at Gyirong Port, Xizang, were needed before road access to the core disaster zone could be substantially restored by 10 a.m. on 2 September 2026.
Road access along the G216 national highway to the core area of Gyirong Port in Xizang Autonomous Region was reportedly 'basically restored' by 10 a.m. on 2 September 2026, according to rescuers on the ground.
Once the G216 highway was reopened at Gyirong Port on 2 September 2026, rescue teams, relief supplies and some rescue equipment were able to enter the core rescue area via road, according to rescuers.
With the G216 national highway reopened at Gyirong Port, Xizang, by 2 September 2026, relief supplies and rescue equipment were reported to have reached the core disaster area for the first time since the mudslide cut off access.
The mudslide at Gyirong Port in Xizang Autonomous Region, southwest China, triggered a major disaster-relief effort, with repair crews working continuously on the G216 national highway for several days before access was restored on 2 September 2026.
Aerial drone imagery released on 2 September 2026 reveals the scale of road clearance operations at Gyirong Port, Xizang, where the G216 national highway was severely damaged by a mudslide — disrupting a key gateway in southwest China.