# Drones deployed to aid mudslide rescue in China's Xizang

https://mins.news/en/item/38039

- CGTN, 2026-08-29 16:49 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-30/Drones-deployed-to-aid-mudslide-rescue-in-China-s-Xizang-1Q0nnF2DKiA/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Eleven drone pilots are supporting rescue work at the mudslide-hit Gyirong border port in southwest China’s Xizang. Seven reconnaissance drones and two heavy-lift aircraft are monitoring water flow, damage and debris while mapping the area; another team is delivering food, raincoats and other supplies to rescuers. Hundreds have died and thousands remain missing after the mudslide struck the China-Nepal border.

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