Emergency workers repair a section of national highway damaged by a mudslide in Gyirong county, Southwest China's Xizang autonomous region, on Aug 31, 2026.
Doctors providing psychological support and traditional Tibetan therapies at a temporary shelter in Gyirong town are helping evacuees cope with fear and sleep problems following the severe mudslide that hit Gyirong Port on Aug 26.
The first thing that struck Li Jinchong, a heavy machinery operator from the Chinese military, when arriving near the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in the Xizang autonomous region was the scale of the disaster.
China delivered 50 metric tons of emergency relief supplies to Nepal on Aug 30 and dispatched nine tunnel rescue experts to assist with rescue operations following a deadly mudslide on Aug 26.
Experts said the underlying instability may be linked to a warming climate that is rapidly altering glaciers, permafrost and mountain slopes across the Himalayas.
Rescue teams are advancing by air, land and water routes into the hardest-hit area of the Gyirong border port in Gyirong county, Shigatse, Xizang autonomous region.