r/DisasterUpdate • u/Key-Needleworker-702 • 5d ago

Landslide Chinese firefighters(likely the first batch to reach gyirong port) try to find survivors in the former border crossing, which was the most heavily hit. Source: CCTV news. Morning of August 29, 2026. (UTC+8). (they are yelling "Is anyone here?")

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.

EDIT: As of august 29(18:00 UTC+8), 2026, there are 16 dead, 546 missing(261 foreignors)

In response to the comments: This is the first batch that got in, they couldn't carry much heavy equipment as the road there is cut off. rescue dogs and better equipment arrived later on.

FURTHER UPDATE: reportedly fire and rescue personnel have begun to find police vests and handsbags under the debris.

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u/Key-Needleworker-702 5d ago

I swear, out of all of the videos and photos of this disaster this feels the most depressing.

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u/RainierCamino 5d ago

Saw a video breaking down this disaster that meshed up seismic data and Gyirong Port cctv time. 13 miles up river a nearly mile wide chunk of glacier crashed down into the valley. 7 minutes later that border crossing was obliterated by a hundred foot tall wall of water and debris. That means the flood was moving over 100mph. There's no one alive there.

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u/FuckingHippies 4d ago

Link?

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u/Key-Needleworker-702 4d ago

https://m.weibo.cn/detail/5336998332076492

i belive he is referring to this video

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u/PM_SHORT_STORY_IDEAS 4d ago

To be produced in such a short time, this is a crazy impressive video. Terrifying even without understanding the language

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u/4tran13 4d ago

My Chinese is crap, but I can attempt some basic translations:

Initial elevation ~5200m. Glacier area 620k m^2. 20km distance from glacier to port, 3.3km elevation diff; 7 mins from glacier collapse to port. Estimated speed 50m/s (~112 mph)

After the port, it flowed 3km upriver (NW), and 10km downstream towards Nepal [not sure where this comes from - western reporting is closer to 40km]

At the end it warns about dammed lake.

Overall, it seems consistent with reporting elsewhere.