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43 people died, 519 are reported missing after a landslide struck a border checkpoint in Sichuan, China /detailed version-1/

43 people died, 519 are reported missing after a landslide struck a border checkpoint in Sichuan, China /detailed version-1/

Published on: 2026-09-06

Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation

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Gyirong /Tibet/, September 6 /Xinhua/ — As of 6:00 pm on Saturday, 43 people have died and another 519 are reported missing following a mudslide that occurred on August 26 in the Gyirong checkpoint area on the China-Nepal border in Tibet Autonomous Region /Southwest China/, the local emergency response and disaster relief headquarters reported on Sunday. -0-

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