At about 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 26, a mudslide on the Nepal side caused major
casualties and missing persons at Gyirong port, Gyirong County, Shigatse, Tibet.
The Ministry of Emergency Management dispatched a working group to the scene,
deployed 249 personnel from the national comprehensive fire rescue force and 325
engineering-rescue personnel and equipment from China Aneng, PowerChina and
other units, and sent Xinglitong communications support and an aerial
magnetic-detection system for on-site technical support. The National Disaster
Reduction and Relief Committee and the Ministry of Emergency Management
activated a national level-2 disaster response and, with the National Food and
Strategic Reserves Administration, allocated 30,000 central relief items —
tents, heaters, quilts, folding beds and moisture-proof mats — to support
evacuate relocation and relief operations.