Rescue workers and heavy machinery worked to reopen the mudslide-blocked road to the core affected area in Gyirong, Xizang Autonomous Region, southwest China, on 28 August 2026, as emergency access remained a priority.
Large teams of rescue personnel and machinery were deployed to restore road connectivity to the core affected zone in Gyirong, Xizang Autonomous Region, as operations continued on 28 August 2026.
Emergency responders raced to clear debris and reopen access to the core disaster zone in Gyirong, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, with multiple machines operating simultaneously on 28 August 2026.
A coordinated, multi-team rescue effort targeted the mudslide-damaged road network in Gyirong, Xizang, on 28 August 2026, with personnel and machinery working in tandem to restore passage to the worst-hit areas.
Day 3 of rescue operations in Gyirong, Xizang Autonomous Region, saw continued efforts on 28 August 2026 to reopen the mudslide-blocked road and push relief resources into the most affected localities.
A significant deployment of both manpower and heavy machinery was visible at the mudslide site in Gyirong, Xizang, on 28 August 2026, as authorities pushed to restore road access to the core affected area.
As of 28 August 2026, the road leading to the core affected area in Gyirong, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, remained under active clearance, with rescue teams working continuously at the mudslide site.
The Shigatse Detachment of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force had deployed more than 140 personnel since the Gyirong mudslide struck on 26 August 2026. On 28 August, over 30 additional rescuers were sent to a mission area roughly 2 km from Gyirong Port for emergency search and road-clearance operations.
On the morning of 28 August 2026, the Shigatse Detachment reinforced its rescue team with over 30 additional personnel dispatched to the area approximately 2 km from Gyirong Port, joining the broader effort to locate missing persons and clear debris.
Upon reaching the site near Gyirong Port, the Shigatse Detachment organised systematic searches for missing persons and road-clearance operations, coordinating with other rescue forces deployed across the Xizang mudslide zone.
The Gyirong mudslide disaster began on 26 August 2026. By 28 August, the Shigatse Detachment had committed more than 140 personnel to rescue and road-clearance tasks near Gyirong Port, with operations expanding each day.
The Shigatse Detachment of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force coordinated its Gyirong operations with other rescue teams, conducting parallel road-clearance and missing-person searches near Gyirong Port on 28 August 2026.
Officers of the Shigatse Detachment conducted search-and-rescue operations in a riverbed approximately 2.2 km from Gyirong Port on 28 August 2026, scouring the terrain for missing persons following the 26 August mudslide.
More than 140 personnel from the Shigatse Detachment had been deployed to Gyirong since the mudslide struck on 26 August 2026, with a further 30-plus rescuers added on 28 August to intensify the search near the riverbed zone.
Rescue teams from the Shigatse Detachment combed a riverbed area 2.2 km from Gyirong Port on 28 August 2026, searching for persons missing since the mudslide engulfed parts of Gyirong, Xizang, two days earlier.
Parallel operations on 28 August 2026 saw the Shigatse Detachment simultaneously conducting road clearance and riverbed searches for missing persons near Gyirong Port, coordinating with multiple other rescue teams active across Xizang.
Over 30 reinforcement rescuers joined the riverbed search near Gyirong Port on 28 August 2026, bringing total Shigatse Detachment deployment in the Gyirong mudslide zone to more than 140 personnel since the disaster began on 26 August.
The Gyirong mudslide response on 28 August 2026 encompassed both road-clearance and riverbed-search operations spanning an area up to 2.2 km from Gyirong Port, with the Shigatse Detachment leading efforts in coordination with other teams across Xizang Autonomous Region.