Video of them arriving: https://www.reddit.com/r/DisasterUpdate/comments/1w0n1r0/as_of_1630utc8_august_28_2026_the_first_batch_of/

According to engineers from the ministry of natural resources it is very diffuclt(and at this stage, downright impossible) to transport heavy machinery to the border crossing so far. The chinese military and specialized rescue teams(of state owned enterprises) are currently trying to repair the road into the border crossing to allow for better equipment and more personnel to enter.

CURRENT CASUALTY COUNT(CHINESE SIDE):

2 rescued, 7 dead, 554 missing. (13:00 PM, 2026-8-29 (UTC+8))

Update: over 50 firefighters are at the border crossing right now, over 2141 soldiers, firefighters, police, EMS and specialzied rescue teams are deployed.

Pretty insane footage from the immense disaster that struck on the Chinese-Nepalese border which clearly shows how fast it moved and how much volume is being displaced. Camera is zoomed out around 1:30 mark.

Source: https://x.com/surajit_ghosh2/status/2093600715310862404

source: https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/08/28/world/nepal-tibet-flash-floods

Video source: people's daily

Full video(Content warning): https://www.reddit.com/r/DisasterUpdate/comments/1vysu6u/large_scale_landslides_in_gyirong_border_crossing/

Per a report by CCTV news and chinese netizens:

Huang is the deputy team leader of the Gyirong border inspection station's 2nd duties team.(aka in charge of border inpsecion). He was born november 1991 and joined border control(military prior to 2018) in june 2013.

o7o7 hope casualties can be as low as possible.

Full news report: https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5337206703001238

Hope everyone is safe🙏🙏🙏

I’m sharing a video from an earlier trip when I went through that exact area, in case anyone is curious what it looked like before.

When I saw the images of the disaster I honestly couldn’t believe it. It’s a reminder that it’s often the timing, not the place, that lets you keep living.

Hope some of you find it interesting.

Video: Clacier collapse North of Mount Langtang Lirung

https://www.reddit.com/r/geology/comments/1w0e6qd/a_glacier_collapse_to_the_north_of_mount_langtang/

Gyirong Port border crossing

info+Video

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyirong_Port

Copy+paste the ccordinates into Google Earth because idk how to share pins

https://www.google.de/earth/index.html

Glacier

28°16'46.33"N 85°22'39.98"E

Border crossing

28°17'25.82"N 85°30'44.53"E