Search ops expand as key route to core disaster area reopened

Power restored at mudslide-hit border port in China's Xizang

Power restored at mudslide-hit border port in China's Xizang

Power supply to core area of mudslide-hit Gyirong Port restored

Power supply to the core area of the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region was restored on Thursday evening.

Search ops expand as key route to core disaster area reopened

The death toll from the mudslide at a China-Nepal border port rose to 21 on Wednesday, authorities said, while 541 people remained missing as rescuers expanded deep searches in the disaster's core area after restoring a key land route.