# Why reopening the road to Gyirong Port is so difficult

https://mins.news/en/item/39630

- CGTN, 2026-08-31 14:47 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-08-31/Why-reopening-the-road-to-Gyirong-Port-is-so-difficult-1Q2pG84aG5O/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Following the August 26 mudslide on the China–Nepal border, crews are using more than 100 machines and steel-wire gabions to repair the destroyed section of the G216 National Highway. The road is the only vehicle route from China to Gyirong Port, making its restoration a key rescue priority despite increasingly complex challenges.

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