At least 31 people have been killed and 531 remain missing after a mudslide on the Nepalese side of the border caused major casualties and left people missing at the Gyirong Port in Gyirong County, Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, on the morning of Aug. 26.
As of 6 p.m. on Sept. 4, rescue and search operations have continued without interruption in the core affected area of Gyirong Port.
According to the latest figures released by Nepalese police, the death toll from the mudslide disaster in Nepal had risen to 1,342 as of 5 a.m. local time on Sept. 5, with 4,898 people still missing.
China's Ministry of Civil Affairs said that since the mudslide disaster in Gyirong, Xizang, people from all sectors of society have rushed to provide assistance and make donations.
According to incomplete statistics, charitable donations have exceeded RMB 660 million so far. More than 1.47 million donations have been made through online public fundraising platforms, raising RMB 50.16 million for relevant publicly funded charitable projects.
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