First batch of rescuers arrives after China-Nepal border mudslide, drone footage reveals damage

The first team of 141 rescuers has arrived at the mudslide-stricken border port of Gyirong in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region Thursday morning after the disaster caused significant casualties along the China-Nepal border, according to China's Ministry of Emergency Management. A drone captured footage of the affected area.

The mudslide struck Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, Xizang, on Wednesday morning.

As of 8 a.m. on Thursday, three people had been killed, 558 others remained missing and two local villagers had been rescued, local authorities said.

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