Chinese rescue teams are continuing their painstaking search in the flood-hit Tibet disaster zone days after a devastating glacier collapse triggered torrents of mud, rock and water along the China-Nepal border.
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Rescuers are working in extremely difficult conditions around the Gyirong border crossing, where the disaster destroyed large sections of National Highway 216, the key road linking China and Nepal through the area. More than 60 rescue personnel have been deployed to search for survivors while also trying to reopen access routes.
The operation has been slowed by unstable cliffs, powerful river currents and narrow mountain gorges filled with debris. Some mudslide scars on the surrounding slopes are reportedly as high as 60 metres, highlighting the enormous force of the disaster.
Chinese authorities have reported 16 deaths and 546 people still missing on their side of the border. Rescue workers are also facing the risk of further landslides and additional glacier collapses, while forecasts of heavier rain could trigger more flooding and complicate the operation.
The disaster has devastated communities and infrastructure across the Himalayan border region. A glacier collapse unleashed a massive surge of rock, ice, mud and water, sweeping away roads, buildings and other facilities and leaving thousands of people missing across Nepal and Tibet.
Despite the dangerous conditions and slow progress, rescue teams continue to search the affected areas while simultaneously clearing debris and restoring damaged transport links.
With hundreds of people still unaccounted for, rescuers are racing against time as they battle treacherous terrain and the threat of further flooding in the devastated Himalayan region.