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A October 5 report by Lianhe Zaobao about the China-Nepal joint scientific expedition team traveling to Nepal to investigate the causes of the disaster and support the rebuilding of the Gyirong port noted that the casualty statistics it cited were still as of September 5.

On October 3, Yonhap News Agency reported that the official casualty statistics for the "August 26" mudslide disaster in Gyirong, Tibet, remain at 43 dead and 519 missing as of 18:00 on September 5, with no update for nearly a month since, and authorities have not disclosed the whereabouts of the missing.

According to official Chinese Communist Party (CCP) reports, 43 deaths have been confirmed in the mudslide disaster at Gyirong Port, while 519 people remain missing; on the day the disaster occurred, there were only two survivors, both local villagers who escaped on their own, and the number of survivors has not increased many days after rescue operations began.

CCTV published a report packaging a rural female teacher from Henan who had traveled to Gyirong in Tibet to visit relatives as an army wife, claiming that after the mudslide she voluntarily chopped vegetables, prepared dishes and packed boxed meals, embodying a sense of duty to family and country; cadres in her hometown in Henan also organized to publicize her deeds.

Chinese authorities said that as of the evening of August 29, the mudslide at Gyirong Port had killed 16 people and left 546 missing, including 261 foreign nationals from 23 countries.

About 26 hours after the disaster, two Chinese rescue helicopters arrived in the affected area; the Western Theater Command, the Tibet Military Region and the armed police dispatched a total of about 500 personnel, and drones were used to carry out disaster-relief-related work.

Reports say checkpoints were set up on roads after the disaster, with some families of the missing turned back dozens of kilometers from the disaster area, and videos and information related to the disaster area also restricted.

Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, Shigatse City, Tibet was hit by a mudslide, damaging the China-Nepal border bridge, the joint inspection building, and surrounding warehouses, while roads, communications, and power were cut off.

On August 26, 2026, a severe mudslide and flash flood suddenly struck Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, Shigatse City, Tibet. As of the official report on the 27th, 3 people had been killed and 558 were missing, including 260 foreign nationals.

A severe mudslide disaster suddenly struck Shigatse, Tibet. Official reports claim three deaths and multiple missing, with actual casualties being severe.

Chengdu University of Technology published an article pointing out that upstream of the river where the Jilong port is located there are 55 unstable glacial lakes, an area prone to disasters.