On the morning of August 26, 2026, a major mudslide occurred in the Gyirong Port area of Gyirong County, Shigatse City, Tibet, causing casualties and missing persons.

News from the disaster area touches everyone's heart.

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"An incredibly lucky yet heavy day." Tour guide Mr. Mu (pseudonym) told reporters that he had just taken his guests on a tour of the area over the past two days.

“It rained all night last night, and we were worried that we wouldn’t be able to see the snow-capped mountains. We were originally planning to move our trip to the Gyirong Port to the morning, but in the end we decided to go to Asia No. 1 Viewpoint first,” Mr. Mu said. This decision saved them from disaster.

"Around 10:30, when we were almost at the summit, we heard a very loud rumbling sound. We thought it was an avalanche; no one expected it to be a mudslide," Mr. Mu said. At the time, the weather and scenery near the viewing platform were quite good. They went down the mountain for lunch and tried to apply for a pass to the Gyirong border crossing. "Normally, it would take about an hour to get through, but the pass never came through. We only found out from the news that the border crossing had been washed away by a mudslide."

“Yesterday, some netizens contacted me saying they were going to the border, and today, several more people have contacted me to inquire about the situation there, saying they can’t reach their families.” After the incident, Mr. Mu received many inquiries from relatives and friends, and quickly posted on his WeChat Moments to let them know he was safe. He is currently staying at a hotel in Gyirong Town, 20 kilometers from the border, which is upstream, so he is unaffected. “The Gyirong border was flooded by mudslides from Nepal; the situation there is much worse.”

“During dinner, the Nepalese employees in the restaurant were crying upstairs. The boss told me that his child was gone,” Mr. Mu said. Many Nepalese people work in Gyirong town. “Now they can’t go back, and many of them can’t contact their families.”

Subsequently, reporters contacted the Gyirong County People's Government. A staff member told reporters that rescue forces were already on-site conducting disaster relief operations, and the extent of casualties was still unclear. "The urban area is over 100 kilometers from the border crossing, and water, electricity, and communications in the urban area are all normal," the staff member said.

Another local tour guide in Tibet told reporters that some of his colleagues were leading tourists through the Gyirong Port this morning, and others were trying to contact their missing friends.

(Source: Zhejiang Daily reporters Teng Yitao and Zhu Gaoxiang)