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Mudslide Search Continues for 519 Missing at Gyirong Port

9/7/2026

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Summary

Chinese Rescuers Dig

China’s rescue teams are digging at Gyirong Port after a mudslide killed 43 and left 519 missing.
More than 2,500 rescuers and 500 vehicles have been deployed to the site.
Drones conducted over 1,000 missions and air-dropped 5.43 tonnes of supplies.
Officials say 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries, including 49 Indians, are missing.
The main road (G216) reopened on Sep 2, allowing heavy equipment to reach the core area.

Summary

Families Allege Blackout

Families of missing foreigners allege an information blackout from Chinese authorities, heightening their anguish.
China sent DNA identification experts to Nepal to help match victims with families.
Tibetan police punished ten people for allegedly spreading false information about the disaster’s scale online.
Nepal’s Deputy Mayor Kabita Dhungana appealed for urgent aid, saying basic needs were destroyed and families missing.

History

Historical Context

On May 12 2008 a magnitude-8.0 quake struck Sichuan, killing more than 69,000 people and prompting Beijing to tighten information control and expand emergency mobilization. The World Health Organization also sent 150 experts to assist. That experience informs today’s Gyirong Port mudslide response, where China’s Ministry of Emergency Management has dispatched over 2,500 rescuers and dozens of vehicles.

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Chinese Rescuers Dig

China’s rescue teams are digging at Gyirong Port after a mudslide killed 43 and left 519 missing.
More than 2,500 rescuers and 500 vehicles have been deployed to the site.
Drones conducted over 1,000 missions and air-dropped 5.43 tonnes of supplies.
Officials say 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries, including 49 Indians, are missing.
The main road (G216) reopened on Sep 2, allowing heavy equipment to reach the core area.

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