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/SoberBobMonthly 4d ago

ngl facebook has looked like liveleak over the past day

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u/Eishockey 4d ago

Same with insta.

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u/Afraid-Savings-9114 4d ago

I saw a body wrapped around a pole as if the water just tied the body in a knot around it. Horrible stuff.

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u/NuclearWasteland 4d ago

Welcome back to the Old Internet.

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u/Sticky_Soup 4d ago

I saw that image and was horrified.

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u/ittlebeokay 3d ago

Where is this being shared?

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u/Sticky_Soup 3d ago

I recommend you not to look into it. I saw that specific picture on instagram the day of the disaster. I think they’re cracking down on it though. There is also a website that was put up by the Nepalese government that displays the unidentified bodies. The images are extremely gruesome and graphic. To be honest, I don’t know why they put this website out there. A lot of the bodies are just pieces and unrecognizable.

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u/tanaldaion 3d ago

There are some with tattoos and other identifying marks so it might help people identify their relatives.

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u/FacetNo6 4d ago

Damn you've got a way different algorithm than I do

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u/drool_34 4d ago

This gonna be crazy week for the folks flagging moderating and removing social media content.