Nepal flash floods: Death toll climbs to 616, search and rescue operations intensify
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Gyirong: Personnel of the Shigatse Military Sub-command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army clear roads at a rescue site in an area near Gyirong Port, along the China-Nepal border, in Gyirong, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on Friday, August 28, 2026.
Since the mudslide disaster occurred in Gyirong on August 26, the Shigatse Military Sub-command has dispatched more than 150 personnel to carry out rescue operations.
On Friday morning, the military sub-command sent 35 additional rescue personnel to the mission area about 2 km from Gyirong Port to carry out emergency rescue and search operations.
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