Evacuated residents returning home after mudslide hits border port in China's Xizang

People take a vehicle and return home from a temporary relocation site in Gyirong Town, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 7, 2026. 

A total of 444 residents evacuated from nearby villages in Gyirong Town, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, have safely returned home after the threat from a barrier lake was largely eliminated.

The evacuation was prompted by a fast-moving chain mudslide triggered by a high-altitude glacier collapse in Nepal on Aug. 26. The mudslide created a barrier lake above the core area of Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border, posing a serious threat to nearby villages. Local authorities relocated 499 residents from five villages in Gyirong Town and Sale Township to a temporary shelter. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)