# 43 dead, 519 missing after mudslide hits China’s Xizang border port

https://mins.news/en/item/47811

- CGTN, 2026-09-06 09:27 UTC
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- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-06/news-1QdEQOcze9O/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=China

> A mudslide that struck Gyirong County in China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on August 26 has left 43 people dead and 519 missing, local authorities said. After the road to Gyirong Port reopened, rescuers intensified searches in the hardest-hit area. Two people were rescued and 993 belongings recovered. The missing include 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries. At Nepal’s request, China sent tunnel-rescue and DNA experts and supplied relief materials.

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