{
  "id": 3718211,
  "title": "Rescuers arrive at mudslide-hit border port in SW China’s Xizang",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/rescuers-arrive-at-mudslide-hit-border-port-in-sw-chinas-xizang",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-27T10:10:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "GBC Ghana",
    "slug": "gbc-ghana",
    "url": "https://www.gbcghanaonline.com/world/rescuers-arrive-at-mudslide-hit-border-port-in-sw-chinas-xizang/2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A team of 141 rescue personnel was among the first to arrive at the mudslide-stricken Gyirong Port in Xizang's Gyirong County on Thursday, as efforts to recover survivors and mitigate the disaster's impact were ramped up. The port, located at the border of China and Nepal, was hit by a mudslide early Wednesday, resulting in three confirmed fatalities and 558 people, including 260 foreigners, remaining missing. Two local villagers were rescued following the disaster.\n\nRescue operations were bolstered by a high-altitude helicopter deployment, and an additional 111 rescuers from the China Search and Rescue team joined the operation by 2:28 p.m. Thursday. Early Thursday, a smaller eight-member team from China Anneng, a state-owned engineering and rescue company, arrived in Gyirong County with communications and detection equipment to gather vital information and prioritize addressing an upstream blockage. Rescuers emphasized that clearing this blockage, which is roughly three kilometers upstream from the port, was crucial before attempting to remove debris accumulated in the area.\n\nMore than 100 additional rescue teams, equipped with detection, rescue, and communication gear along with logistical supplies, were en route to the disaster zone to augment the ongoing emergency response.",
  "summary": "A first team of 141 rescuers arrived at the mudslide-stricken Gyirong Port in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Region on Thursday morning, as rescue efforts intensified following a disaster that caused significant casualties along the China-Nepal border, according to China’s Ministry of Emergency Management. A high-altitude helicopter has also been deployed to the disaster-hit area to […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}