3 Days After Floods, 1st Chinese Rescue Team Reaches Devastated Gyirong Port

Devastating Mudslide: China mounts all-out search and rescue in Gyirong, Xizang

Wednesday's devastating mudslide has transformed the landscape around Gyirong Port in southwest China, washing away roads and blocking access to the disaster zone. Rescue teams are facing dangerous currents, unstable terrain and the threat of further landslides as they search for survivors. CGTN's Cen Ziyuan has more from Gyirong County in Xizang. 

No survivors found so far at Tibet border after massive floods, Chinese authorities say

No survivors found so far at Tibet border after massive floods, Chinese authorities say

3 days after floods, 1st Chinese rescue team reaches devastated Gyirong Port

Three days after devastating floods swept through areas along the Nepal-Tibet border, China’s first major rescue team reached the worst-hit Gyirong Port on Friday, with rescuers forced to trek through dense forests and steep canyons after roads were destroyed, BBC reported. Six personnel from the Tibet fire and rescue service, along with 15 rescuers and a search dog from the Sichuan fire and rescue service, reached the area at around 4.30 pm loc…

Rescuers conduct sweeping search at mudslide-stricken Gyirong Port

Rescuers conduct sweeping search at mudslide-stricken Gyirong Port

Comprehensive efforts to reestablish road access to Gyirong Port