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Rescuers advance on Gyirong mudslide site from multiple fronts
August 30, 2026
Rescuers are pushing toward the core of Gyirong Border Port from multiple directions after a severe mudslide struck the area in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region, on Aug 26.
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Rescue forces race to restore road access in Gyirong
August 30, 2026
Rescue forces continued all-out efforts to clear damaged sections of highway G216 in Gyirong county, Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region, on Aug 29.
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Helicopters drop supplies in Xizang disaster zone
August 29, 2026
On Aug 29, two helicopters from the People's Liberation Army Xizang Military Command were urgently deployed to the hardest-hit area near the Gyirong Port, carrying food, medicine and rescue equipment to frontline rescuers.
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Four key questions on Gyirong mudslide in Xizang
August 29, 2026
What caused the disaster? How are affected people being aided? How have rescue operations progressed? What challenges do rescuers face?
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Lhasa rescue team battles through Gyirong mud
August 29, 2026
On August 29, land search teams from Lhasa fire and rescue mobile detachment conducted search‑and‑rescue operations under arduous conditions in the core disaster zone of Gyirong Port in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region.
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'We're waiting for you': netizens to missing Xizang border staff
August 29, 2026
Thousands of netizens have left messages of solidarity on the social media platform of the border inspection station in Xizang autonomous region that was hit by a devastating mudslide on Aug 26.
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Search and rescue continue at mudslide-hit border port
August 29, 2026
Days after a mudslide tore through Gyirong Port in Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region, search and rescue teams are racing against difficult and hazardous terrain to comb through core areas.
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Power facilities reinforced to support rescue operations
August 29, 2026
After a mudslide struck Gyirong border port, Shigatse, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, engineering crews made robust efforts to reinforce power facilities.