Rescue operations intensified as road access to mudslide-hit Gyirong Port basically restored

September 04, 2026Source: Xinhua
  • A rescuer conducts search operations at the core affected zone of the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

  • A drone photo shows a search site at the core affected zone of the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • Rescuers conduct search operations at the core affected zone of the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

  • A rescuer conducts search operations at the core affected zone of the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

  • Rescuers conduct search operations at the core affected zone of the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

  • Rescuers conduct search operations at the core affected zone of the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)

Road access to the zone was basically restored at 10 a.m. Wednesday after days of round-the-clock repair work on the G216. Rescue teams, relief supplies and some rescue equipment have entered the core rescue area via the road.