Tibet's Gyirong suffers 'major casualties' from mudslide, Xinhua reports

BEIJING, Aug ‌26 (Reuters) - Many ​people ​were feared dead or missing after a mudslide hit ‌major border crossing between China and ⁠Nepal in Tibet's Gyirong county on ‌Wednesday, Chinese state news ‌agency Xinhua reported.

"At approximately 10:30 AM (0230 GMT) on August 26, due ​to a mudslide occurring on the Nepalese side, major casualties ⁠and missing persons were caused at the Gyirong ​Port in Gyirong County, Shigatse City, Tibet," Xinhua reported.

President Xi ​Jinping urged "all-out" efforts to ‌search for the missing, and called for strengthening ⁠monitoring and early warning systems to prevent secondary disasters.

Roads leading to the ⁠Gyirong Port land crossing on the Chinese ​side as well as communications and power supplies were cut off, and search and rescue ‌work was underway, Xinhua said.

The crossing was hit by ‌an earlier mudslide just over ⁠a year ago.

(Reporting ‌by Liz ​Lee and Beijing newsroom; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Philippa ‌Fletcher)

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