(SpotNews)CHINA-XIZANG-XIGAZE-MUDSLIDE-RESCUE (CN)

Xinhua
08 Jul 2025, 19:15 GMT+10

(250708) -- XIGAZE, July 8, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Buses carrying rescuers head for Gyirong Port area in Gyirong Township of Xigaze, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, July 8, 2025. A total of 17 people were reported missing after a mudslide hit the Gyirong Port area along the China-Nepal border on Tuesday morning, according to local authorities.

The mudslide occurred at around 5 a.m., according to local authorities.

Of those missing, 11 were on the Chinese side of the border, while the remaining six were Chinese construction workers who were on the Nepali side. (Xinhua)

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