Mudslide hits near border port in Xizang

Rescuers with rescue and relief supplies prepare before heading to the mudslide-stricken Gyirong Port, at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 27, 2026. Rescue teams are racing to the mudslide-stricken Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region after the disaster caused significant casualties across the China-Nepal border on Wednesday. The mudslide occurred on Wednesday morning in Nepal, resulting in three people dead and 265 missing at Gyirong Port as of 8 p.m., according to initial estimates. (Ministry of Emergency Management/Handout via Xinhua)