A rescuer conducts search operations at the core affected zone of the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
China has deployed more than 2,500 rescue personnel after a mudslide struck Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Aug. 26, the emergency response and rescue headquarters said on Sunday.
The mudslide, triggered by a high-altitude glacier collapse in Nepal, had left 43 people dead and 519 others missing at the border port as of 6 p.m. Saturday, officials told a press conference.
As of 6 p.m. Saturday, more than 2,500 people and over 500 vehicles had been deployed to join rescue operations. Drones have conducted more than 1,000 flights, and 5.43 tonnes of supplies have been air-dropped, officials said.
