Rescuers from the People's Armed Police Force carry out search and rescue work on a riverbank area 2.2 kilometers from the Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department. Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Liu Shuang/Xinhua)
GYIRONG, Xizang, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
At about 4:30 p.m. on Friday, the first team of six members from the Xizang Fire and Rescue Corps and the first group of 15 members with a search dog from the Sichuan Fire and Rescue Corps arrived at the disaster-hit area of the port. They were the first professional rescue teams to reach the core rescue area, the National Fire and Rescue Administration said.
As of 10 a.m. on Friday, a total of 681 fire and rescue personnel and 113 vehicles had arrived at the remote mountainous border area, while 6,612 pieces of rescue equipment and logistical supplies had been dispatched to Gyirong Township, the administration noted.
China Anneng, a state-owned engineering and rescue enterprise, sent out a 15-member team on Friday equipped with reconnaissance drones, portable satellite stations and mobile surveillance cameras to conduct on-site surveys to provide accurate data aimed at boosting rescue efforts.
By Thursday afternoon, 499 people affected by the mudslide had been resettled and 555 stranded tourists had also been evacuated.
According to border inspection authorities in Xizang, an emergency reinforcement team comprising 246 police personnel from Lhasa and Xigaze, the regional capital and the region's second-largest city, respectively, was immediately dispatched to Gyirong Township after Wednesday's deadly mudslide.
Among them were 190 police officers from Xigaze, who took with them more than 300 pieces of rescue equipment, including life detectors and manual breaking tools, to support on-site rescue operations.
A large amount of daily necessities, such as highland barley, rice, flour, drinking water, instant noodles, tents, folding beds, quilts, mattresses, blankets and raincoats have been delivered to the township, the region's emergency management department said. ■
Rescuers from the People's Armed Police Force carry out search and rescue work on a riverbank area 2.2 kilometers from the Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Liu Shuang/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the People's Armed Police Force carry out search and rescue work near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Yang Jie/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the People's Armed Police Force carry out search and rescue work near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Sun Chongfeng/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the People's Armed Police Force carry out search and rescue work on a riverbank area 2.2 kilometers from the Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Liu Shuang/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the People's Armed Police Force carry out search and rescue work near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Sun Chongfeng/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the People's Armed Police Force carry out search and rescue work near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Sun Chongfeng/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the People's Armed Police Force carry out search and rescue work near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Yang Jie/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the People's Armed Police Force carry out search and rescue work near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Yang Jie/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the People's Armed Police Force carry out search and rescue work near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Yang Jie/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the People's Armed Police Force carry out search and rescue work near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Yang Jie/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army work in a mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Zheng Chongxi/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army work in a mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Liu Yuqin/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army transfer an inflatable rescue boat to the mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Zheng Chongxi/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army transfer inflatable rescue boats to the mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Zheng Chongxi/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army work in a mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Zheng Chongxi/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army work in a mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Liu Yuqin/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army are pictured on their way to the mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Zheng Chongxi/Xinhua)
Rescuers from the Chinese People's Liberation Army work in a mudslide-hit area near Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, in Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 28, 2026. The death toll had risen to five and 558 remained missing as of 3 p.m. on Friday after a mudslide struck the Gyirong Port along the China-Nepal border in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, according to the region's emergency management department.
Rescuers are operating around the clock in mudslide-affected areas near the Gyirong Port. (Photo by Cui Yunhong/Xinhua)
