Emergency rescue, road clearance underway after mudslide in Xizang

A plane carrying a rescue team and supplies arrives at an airport in Xigaze in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 27, 2026.

The first team of 141 rescuers has arrived at the mudslide-stricken border port of Gyirong in Xizang Thursday morning after the disaster caused significant casualties along the China-Nepal border, according to China's Ministry of Emergency Management.

The mudslide struck Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, Xizang, on Wednesday morning. As of 8 a.m. on Thursday, three people had been killed, 558 others remained missing, while two local villagers had been rescued, local authorities said. (Photo by Zhang Ruiyu/Xinhua)