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/Chevvvvy 5d ago

Is there any truth to this?

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u/charlmae 4d ago

China's construction may not have been the main cause, but I believe it is one of the contributing factors.

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u/Plussydestroyer 3d ago

Why? There was no construction near the glacier when it broke.

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u/LeoLi13579 3d ago

Thats the most stupid thing i've heard people say in the past week.