43 dead, 519 missing after mudslide hits border port in China's Xizang

GYIRONG, Xizang, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- 43 people had been confirmed dead and 519 others remained missing as of 6 p.m. Saturday after a mudslide struck Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region on Aug. 26, local emergency response and rescue authorities said on Sunday.

An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 5, 2026 shows the site which used to be a barrier lake above the core area of the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Photo: Xinhua)