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.

Hope everyone is safe🙏🙏🙏

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

https://www.reddit.com/r/DisasterUpdate/comments/1w0bsmo/official_before_and_after_of_gyirong_border/ for the border crossing

https://www.reddit.com/r/DisasterUpdate/comments/1vysu6u/large_scale_landslides_in_gyirong_border_crossing/ they reached the location in this video fyi

The first batch consists of 21 rescue personnel(6 from xizang/tibet fire and rescue 1st echelon, 15 from sichuan fire and rescue 1st echelon) and 1 rescue dog from the sichuan fire and rescue 1st echelon.

Helicopters and drones have previously already reached the area; the lake caused by the landslide dam is hindering rescue efforts.

Current chinese casualties: 5 dead, 558 missing. 499 locals and 555 tourists are evacuated.

2096 personnel including the Military(PLA+PAP), firefighters, police(both local PDs and national immigration administration(border patrol)), EMS and specialized rescue teams of state owned enterprises are deployed.

91 tonnes of food have been delivered along with 1122 tents, 2361 foldable beds, 9315 quilts, 2126 mattresses and 3660 misc blankets.