Rescuers race against time and odds in search of survivors in mudslide-hit Gyirong Port

Rescuers and sniffer dogs search for the missing at the mudslide-hit area in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 30, 2026. Rescuers are racing against time and the odds in search of survivors after a devastating mudslide, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in Nepal, hit the border port of Gyirong in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

Rescuers and sniffer canines seek for the lacking on the mudslide-hit space in Gyirong County, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Area, Aug. 30, 2026. Rescuers are racing towards time and the percentages in quest of survivors after a devastating mudslide, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in Nepal, hit the border port of Gyirong in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Area. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)

Rescuers carry out search and rescue operations at the mudslide-hit area in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 30, 2026. Rescuers are racing against time and the odds in search of survivors after a devastating mudslide, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in Nepal, hit the border port of Gyirong in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Photo by Mu Dan/Xinhua)

Rescuers perform search and rescue operations on the mudslide-hit space in Gyirong County, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Area, Aug. 30, 2026. Rescuers are racing towards time and the percentages in quest of survivors after a devastating mudslide, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in Nepal, hit the border port of Gyirong in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Area. (Picture by Mu Dan/Xinhua)

A rescuer and his sniffer dog search for the missing at the mudslide-hit area in Gyirong County, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 30, 2026. Rescuers are racing against time and the odds in search of survivors after a devastating mudslide, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in Nepal, hit the border port of Gyirong in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)

A rescuer and his sniffer canine seek for the lacking on the mudslide-hit space in Gyirong County, southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Area, Aug. 30, 2026. Rescuers are racing towards time and the percentages in quest of survivors after a devastating mudslide, triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in Nepal, hit the border port of Gyirong in southwest China’s Xizang Autonomous Area. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)