On the Ground in China’s Wiped-Out Border Zone, the Fate of Hundreds Is Still Unknown

No trace of once-busy China-Nepal border port after mudslide

Rescue workers search for hundreds still missing at the Gyirong border crossing between China's Tibet and Nepal, as landslides, poor weather and deep mud complicate recovery efforts.

At flood-destroyed China-Nepal border, no sign of a once-busy port

Rescue workers have divided the search area into seven zones, officials said. They have completed searches in four of them, with three remaining.

On the ground in China’s wiped-out border zone, the fate of hundreds is still unknown

No survivors have been found at the port, which has become a focal point for families both in China and around the world desperate for any information about loved ones they believe were at the checkpoint when catastrophic flash floods hit.

G216 roadwork improves a key stretch about 1km from Gyirong Port's core disaster area

Rescue teams are widening, leveling and reinforcing a key stretch of the G216 National Highway roughly 1 kilometer from the core disaster area of mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region.

Monitoring equipment deployed in Gyirong as data shows stable conditions

China has deployed around 20 sets of monitoring equipment across the disaster-hit Gyirong area in the Xizang autonomous region, with real-time data showing geological conditions stabilizing, a senior geologist said.

FOCUS |Road-reinforcement operations underway at core mudslide-affected zone in SW China's Xizang

FOCUS |Road-reinforcement operations underway at core mudslide-affected zone in SW China's Xizang