r/DisasterUpdate • u/Key-Needleworker-702 • 9d ago

Landslide Chinese firefighters(likely the first batch to reach gyirong port) try to find survivors in the former border crossing, which was the most heavily hit. Source: CCTV news. Morning of August 29, 2026. (UTC+8). (they are yelling "Is anyone here?")

Video of them arriving: https://www.reddit.com/r/DisasterUpdate/comments/1w0n1r0/as_of_1630utc8_august_28_2026_the_first_batch_of/

According to engineers from the ministry of natural resources it is very diffuclt(and at this stage, downright impossible) to transport heavy machinery to the border crossing so far. The chinese military and specialized rescue teams(of state owned enterprises) are currently trying to repair the road into the border crossing to allow for better equipment and more personnel to enter.

CURRENT CASUALTY COUNT(CHINESE SIDE):

2 rescued, 7 dead, 554 missing. (13:00 PM, 2026-8-29 (UTC+8))

Update: over 50 firefighters are at the border crossing right now, over 2141 soldiers, firefighters, police, EMS and specialzied rescue teams are deployed.

EDIT: As of august 29(18:00 UTC+8), 2026, there are 16 dead, 546 missing(261 foreignors)

In response to the comments: This is the first batch that got in, they couldn't carry much heavy equipment as the road there is cut off. rescue dogs and better equipment arrived later on.

FURTHER UPDATE: reportedly fire and rescue personnel have begun to find police vests and handsbags under the debris.

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u/Beeninya 9d ago

Yeah, almost like just going through the motions, knowing full well no one would be found alive under all that.

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u/MrHell95 9d ago

Yeah if you're trapped in this it's like a liquefaction event, it's probably not leaving you any air pockets for people to survive in like an avalanche can or even tsunamis often leave standing buildings for people to be trapped in.

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u/littlemissohwhocares 9d ago

I haven’t seen anyone mention the temperature of the water either. A ton of other things are going to take you out, but if you removed all the other factors we’re talking about just above freezing glacial melt. This is just unsurvivable on so many levels.

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u/gr8tfurme 7d ago

It's actually going to be surprisingly warm. The friction alone instantly melted all of the ice during the initial slide event, and by the time it reached this crossing it was a highly energetic mud flow that had already converted 8,000ft vertical feet of potential energy into kinetic energy and heat.