# Experts: Steep gorges amplified deadly mudslide on China-Nepal border

https://mins.news/en/item/47046

- CGTN, 2026-09-03 14:53 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-03/Experts-steep-gorges-amplified-deadly-mudslide-on-China-Nepal-border-1Q8pHxclfY4/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> Experts say steep, narrow Himalayan gorges greatly intensified the August 26 mudslide that struck Gyirong Port on the China-Nepal border. Triggered by a glacier collapse in Nepal, the fast-moving debris flow sent sediment and boulders into river corridors, driving Trishuli River levels up by as much as 9 meters in 30 minutes and damaging monitoring stations.

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