WorldCross-border humanitarian support ramped up after Gyirong mudslide

Following the August 26 mudslide in Gyirong County, Xizang Autonomous Region, China has expanded humanitarian coordination and information sharing across the border. It set up channels for families of missing foreign nationals, shares daily disaster-related data with Nepal, and sent specialists and relief supplies at Nepal’s request. Authorities said 261 people from 23 countries remain missing; aid includes 320 tonnes of Bailey bridge components.

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