China says 16 dead, 546 missing in Tibet mudslide: State media
- East Asia State broadcaster CCTV reported that of the 546 people missing, 261 were foreign nationals, including 104 from Nepal, 49 from India, 33 from Latvia, and 18 from the United States.
- Fire and rescue personnel conduct search and rescue operations 2 km from Gyirong Port days after the Aug 26 mudslide which destroyed the port, in Gyirong County, in China’s western Tibet region on Aug 29, 2026.
- (Photo: AFP/CNS) 30 Aug 2026 11:09AM BEIJING: China said the death toll from a mudslide that struck Tibet rose to 16 and 546 people were still missing, state media reported on Sunday (Aug 30), citing
Confirmed
- East Asia State broadcaster CCTV reported that of the 546 people missing, 261 were foreign nationals, including 104 from Nepal, 49 from India, 33 from Latvia, and 18 from the United States.
- (Photo: AFP/CNS) 30 Aug 2026 11:09AM BEIJING: China said the death toll from a mudslide that struck Tibet rose to 16 and 546 people were still missing, state media reported on Sunday (Aug 30), citing
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- Fire and rescue personnel conduct search and rescue operations 2 km from Gyirong Port days after the Aug 26 mudslide which destroyed the port, in Gyirong County, in China’s western Tibet region on Aug 29, 2026.
Sources: CNA, Al Jazeera