# China sends more rescuers to search for people missing after Xizang mudslide

https://mins.news/en/item/35351

- China News Service, 2026-08-28 08:12 UTC
- Society
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-08-28/detail-ihfirzsm0920253.shtml

> China has expanded a land, water and air search for people missing after a mudslide on Nepal’s side of the China-Nepal border caused casualties at Gyirong Port in Xizang. By 10 a.m. Friday, 681 firefighters, 113 vehicles and thousands of rescue supplies were deployed, with drones and specialized teams monitoring affected areas and a barrier lake.

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